Definition of Campion

1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Silene.


Definition of Campion

1. n. A plant of the Pink family (Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing berries regarded as poisonous.

Definition of Campion

1. Noun. any flowering plant of the genus Lychnis. ¹

2. Noun. any flowering plant of the genus Silene. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Campion

1. an herb [n -S] - See also: herb

Lexicographical Neighbors of Campion

campier
campiest
campigliaite
campily
campimeter
campimetry
campiness
campinesses
camping
camping area
camping bus
camping chair
camping ground
camping site
campings
campion (current term)
campions
cample
campled
camples
camplike
campling
camply
campmate
campmates
campness
campo
campodeiform
campong

Literary usage of Campion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1893)
"ce ration younger than the Edmund campion who was executed as a Jesuit in December, ... In 1593 young Dr. Thomas campion was known for his verse, ..."

2. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1910)
"CHAPTER VIII Thomas campion THOMAS campion, who was born on Ash Wednesday, ... His father, John campion, was a member of the Middle Temple, and, ..."

3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"campion (-1619) BY ERNEST RHYS JR. THOMAS campion, lyric poet, musician, ... We first hear of campion at Gray's Inn, where he was admitted a member in 1586 ..."

4. A History of English Poetry by William John Courthope (1903)
"verse, campion showed by his Observations in the Art of English Poesy, published in 1602, in which he attacked " the vulgar and ..."

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