campion
/ˈkæmpiən/
campion noun: some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
Noun
campion (plural campions)
- Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
- Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.
- Then over his turnèd temples—here— / Was a rose, or, failing that, / Rough-Robin or five-lipped campion clear / For a beauty-bow to his hat, […]1918, Gerard Manley Hopkins, “[Poem 63]”, in Robert Bridges, editor, Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Now First Published […], London: Humphrey Milford, →OCLC, stanza 4, page 83
Proper noun capitalized: Campion
Campion (countable and uncountable, plural Campions)
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- An unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado, United States.
- An abandoned townsite, now a locality in the Shire of Nungarin in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
Forms of campion
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | campions |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Campions |
Origin of campion
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.
Words formed from campion
- alpine campion
- bladder campion
- evening campion
- meadow campion
- Mexican campion
- morning campion
- moss campion
- red campion
- rose campion
- sea campion
- snowy campion
- starry campion
- white campion
Questions about campion
- What does campion mean?
- Campion means some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
- What part of speech is campion?
- Campion can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce campion?
- Campion is pronounced /ˈkæmpiən/.
- What is the plural of campion?
- The plural of campion is campions.
Words near campion in the dictionary
Source and license
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