English Explanatory Dictionary

campion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
  2. Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.
name
  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. An unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
  3. An abandoned townsite, now a locality in the Shire of Nungarin in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæmpiən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-campion.wav

Word forms

campion campions

Etymology

Likely from Middle English campion, a variant of champioun; see champion. In classical times, the rose campion was fitted in garlands used to crown victors.

Derived words

alpine campion bladder campion evening campion meadow campion morning campion moss campion red campion rose campion sea campion snowy campion starry campion white campion
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