campion
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- noun
- /ˈkæm.pi.ən/
- Specialized
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campión
- Summer-blooming native wildflowers include orange-grass and starry campion.
Examples
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We identified several beautiful plants, including campion, during our nature walk.
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In the meadow, bright pink campion flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
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I sat on clover and campion, butterwort, on scratchy sand spurrey.
Fiction book (1997) -
The vibrant campion blooms added a splash of color to the green fields.
Synonyms
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A small wild plant with pink or white flowers
A wild plant with red or pink flowers that grows near woods and hedges
A wild plant with bright pink or red flowers that grows in fields and woods
A European plant that lives two years and has bright pink or red flowers that attract bees
A European wildflower with reddish-purple trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous seeds
A small low plant with pink or purple flowers that grows in tight mats on cold mountains
A plant that lives for many years with silvery fuzzy leaves and bright red flowers
A European wildflower with white, balloon-like flowers and blue-green leaves
A plant that lives many years with large white flowers and a balloon-shaped cup under each flower
A plant with sticky stems and clusters of white flowers that open in the evening
A small flowering plant with sticky stems that trap insects
Compounds
- UK
A European wildflower with reddish-purple trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous seeds
- Specialized
A small low plant with pink or purple flowers that grows in tight mats on cold mountains
A plant with sticky stems and clusters of white flowers that open in the evening
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word campion comes from the Latin campus meaning 'field', the same root as the English campus and camp. So a campion is a 'flower of the field', which is why you often find it in meadows and grasslands.