Saint Edmund. 1540–81, English Jesuit martyr. He joined the Jesuits in 1573 and returned to England (1580) as a missionary. He was charged with treason and hanged
Jane. born 1954, New Zealand film director and screenwriter: her films include An Angel at My Table (1990), The Piano (1993), Holy Smoke (1999), In the Cut (2003), and Bright Star (2009)
Thomas. 1567–1620, English poet and musician, noted particularly for his songs for the lute
1570–80; special use of campion, old variant (< Anglo-French ) of champion; compare Greek ( lychnis ) stephanōmatikós (lychnis) for making garlands, with which the winners of games were crowned
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The white was ox-eye daisies, bladder campion and wild carrot, with spires of bright blue from viper's bugloss.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
Arctic terns wheeled overhead, their warning cries telling us that we were too close to their chicks, hidden among the rocks and sea campion.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2022
In Russia, scientists have regenerated reproductive tissue from unripe fruits of a narrow-leafed campion freeze-dried under the tundra for 32,000 years.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021
The defending MLS Cup campion Columbus Crew will christen their new stadium on July 3 against New England.
From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2021
I pick a white campion flower and stick it behind my ear.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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