moss campion
Americannoun
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a related garden plant, Silene schafta, of the Caucasus, having rose-colored or purple flowers.
Etymology
Origin of moss campion
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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On this ledge, which didn’t show from below, was a regular little garden of moss campion and Alpine wild flowers.
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