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rose campion

noun

  1. a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.


rose campion

noun

  1. a European caryophyllaceous plant, Lychnis coronaria , widely cultivated for its pink flowers. Its stems and leaves are covered with white woolly down Also calleddusty miller
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rose campion1

First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences

The lawns within the acacia-hedged compartments were dazzling with campanulas, harebells, rose campions, and crimson and yellow columbine, or gleamed with the pale turquoise of forget-me-nots.

At the turn the cow's parsley and rose campion began; on each side a long trail of white froth with the red tops of the campion pricking through.

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