Definition of campion Campion
/kæˈmpiʌn/ - [katmpeeun] - Cam•pi•on
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| campion - any plant of the genus Silene | ||
| silene, catchfly | ||
| flower reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| genus silene large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly | ||
| moss campion, silene acaulis tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America | ||
| silene caroliniana, wild pink perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters | ||
| lychnis dioica, red bird's eye, red campion, silene dioica biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis | ||
| evening 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 Lychnis | ||
| fire pink, silene virginica perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals | ||
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Wiktionary 
- campion (Noun)
Any flowering plant of the genus. - campion (Noun)
Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- campion (n.)
A plant of the Pink family (Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing berries regarded as poisonous.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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campion
kam′pi-un, n. the common name of plants belonging to the genera Lychnis and Silene. [Perh. from L. campus, a field.]
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🔤- campion, noun, singular of campions.
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