Campion \Cam"pi*on\, n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the Pink family (Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing
berries regarded as poisonous.
Bladder campion, a plant of the Pink family (Cucubalus
Behen or Silene inflata), having a much inflated calyx.
See Behen.
Rose campion, a garden plant (Lychnis coronaria) with
handsome crimson flowers.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |