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campion
cam·pi·on C0055800 (kăm′pē-ən)n. Any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and having variously colored flowers with notched or fringed petals.
[Early Modern English campion, perhaps from Middle English campion, champion (the flowers being so called because victor's chaplets were woven from them), from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin campiō, campiōn-; see champion.]campion (ˈkæmpɪən) n (Plants) any of various caryophyllaceous plants of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having red, pink, or white flowers. See also bladder campion[C16: probably from campion, obsolete variant of champion, perhaps so called because originally applied to Lychnis coronaria, the leaves of which were used to crown athletic champions]
Campion (ˈkæmpɪən) n1. (Biography) Saint Edmund. 1540–81, English Jesuit martyr. He joined the Jesuits in 1573 and returned to England (1580) as a missionary. He was charged with treason and hanged2. (Biography) Jane. born 1954, New Zealand film director and screenwriter: her films include An Angel at My Table (1990), The Piano (1993), Holy Smoke (1999), In the Cut (2003), and Bright Star (2009)3. (Biography) Thomas. 1567–1620, English poet and musician, noted particularly for his songs for the lutecam•pi•on (ˈkæm pi ən)
n. any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, of the pink family, having white, pink, or reddish flowers. [1570–80; obsolete variant (< Anglo-French) of champion] Cam•pi•on (ˈkæm pi ən)
n. Thomas, 1567–1620, English composer and poet. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  campion - any plant of the genus Silene catchfly, sileneflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Silene - large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchflymoss campion, Silene acaulis - tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North AmericaSilene caroliniana, wild pink - perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clustersLychnis dioica, red bird's eye, red campion, Silene dioica - biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnisevening lychnis, Lychnis alba, Silene latifolia, white campion, white cockle, bladder campion - bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnisfire pink, Silene virginica - perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petalsbladder campion, Silene uniflora, Silene vulgaris - perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx |
Translationscampion
campion: see pinkpink,
common name for some members of the Caryophyllaceae, a family of small herbs found chiefly in north temperate zones (especially the Mediterranean area) but with several genera indigenous to south temperate zones and high altitudes of tropical mountains.
..... Click the link for more information. .campion any of various caryophyllaceous plants of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having red, pink, or white flowers
Campion1. Saint Edmund. 1540--81, English Jesuit martyr. He joined the Jesuits in 1573 and returned to England (1580) as a missionary. He was charged with treason and hanged 2. Jane. born 1954, New Zealand film director and screenwriter: her films include An Angel at My Table (1990), The Piano (1993), Holy Smoke (1999), and In the Cut (2003) 3. Thomas. 1567--1620, English poet and musician, noted particularly for his songs for the lute campion
Related to campion: rose campion, Jane CampionSynonyms for campionnoun any plant of the genus SileneSynonymsRelated Words- flower
- genus Silene
- moss campion
- Silene acaulis
- Silene caroliniana
- wild pink
- Lychnis dioica
- red bird's eye
- red campion
- Silene dioica
- evening lychnis
- Lychnis alba
- Silene latifolia
- white campion
- white cockle
- bladder campion
- fire pink
- Silene virginica
- Silene uniflora
- Silene vulgaris
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