campion

(kampē 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.

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English poet and composer of songs for voice and lute.

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