any of various flowering plants (genera Lychnis and Silene) of the pink family, with white, red, or pink flowers
Campion,
Thomas 1567-1620; Eng. poet & composer of songs
See campion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kămˈpē-ən)
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.
(kămˈpē-ən), Thomas 1567-1620.
English poet and composer of songs for voice and lute.