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campion
(kam′pē ən)
noun
any of various flowering plants (genera Lychnis and Silene) of the pink family, with white, red, or pink flowers
Origin: prob. use of obs. campion < OFr, lit., champion (because used for garlands)
Campion,
Thomas 1567-1620; Eng. poet & composer of songs
See campion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
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.
Origin:
Origin: Origin unknown
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English poet and composer of songs for voice and lute.
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