white campion
- noun
- UK
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campion blanco
- We identified the white campion by its distinctive inflated calyx and sticky stems.
Examples
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At dusk, the white campion flowers open, attracting night-flying moths.
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The hedgerows were full of white campion in bloom during late spring.
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The garden was filled with beautiful white campion flowers.
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Have you seen the white campion blooming this season?
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At dusk, the white campion flowers open, attracting night-flying moths.
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The hedgerows were full of white campion in bloom during late spring.
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We identified the white campion by its distinctive inflated calyx and sticky stems.
Synonyms
A garden plant with sticky stems and clusters of large white flowers that open in the evening
A plant with sticky stems and groups of white flowers that open in the evening
A blue-green plant with sticky stems and white flowers that open in the evening
A blue-green plant with sticky stems and groups of large white flowers that open in the evening
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'white' (a color) modifying 'campion' (a flowering plant), so the phrase simply denotes a campion that is white. Adjective–noun modification is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably derive the meaning.
Etymology
White campion may get its name from an old word for 'field' because these white flowers, called campion, often grow in open fields. They open in the evening and attract night moths, so the picture of a white flower in a field at dusk helps you remember the plant.
