Campion

//ˈkæmpiən// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
  2. 2
    any plant of the genus Silene wordnet
  3. 3
    Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.

    "Then over his turnèd temples—here— / Was a rose, or, failing that, / Rough-Robin or five-lipped campion clear / For a beauty-bow to his hat, […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Anglo-Norman. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An abandoned townsite, now a locality in the Shire of Nungarin in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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bladder campioncatchflysilenesilene

Example

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"Then over his turnèd temples—here— / Was a rose, or, failing that, / Rough-Robin or five-lipped campion clear / For a beauty-bow to his hat, […]"

Etymology

Likely from Middle English campion, a variant of champioun; see champion. In classical times, the rose campion was fitted in garlands used to crown victors.

Related phrases

alpine campionbladder campionevening campionmeadow campionmorning campionmoss campionred campionrose campionsea campionsnowy campionstarry campionwhite campion

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