a European caryophyllaceous plant, Lychnis coronaria, widely cultivated for its pink flowers. Its stems and leaves are covered with white woolly down
Also called: dusty miller
rose campion in American English
mullein pink
rose campion in American English
noun
a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down
Also called: dusty miller, mullein pink
Word origin
[1520–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1520–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: accent, junior, lapse, ribbon, stagger