Meaning

2 senses
  1. Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.

    Pechnelke

    зо́рькаzórʹka

    any plant of the genus Silene

  2. Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.

    Leimkraut

    смолёвкаsmoljóvka

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
Lychnis:
Silene:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Lychnis:
Silene:

Origin

Likely from Middle English campion, a variant of champioun; see champion. In classical tim

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.

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Forms

plural: campions
Singularcampion
Pluralcampions

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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