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cushion pink

noun

a low-growing mountain plant, Silene acaulis, of Europe and North America, having deep pink to purplish, solitary flowers and forming mosslike patches on rocky or barren ground.

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Nearby words

cushing's syndrome, cushing's syndrome medicamentosus, cushingoid, cushion, cushion cut, cushion pink, cushion plant, cushion rafter, cushiony, cushitic, cushman

Origin of cushion pink

First recorded in 1860–65
Also called moss campion.
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