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