rose campion

American  

noun

1. a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.

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rose campion British  

noun

1. Also called: dusty miller.  a European caryophyllaceous plant, Lychnis coronaria , widely cultivated for its pink flowers. Its stems and leaves are covered with white woolly down

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Etymology

Origin of rose campion

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

The lawns within the acacia-hedged compartments were dazzling with campanulas, harebells, rose campions, and crimson and yellow columbine, or gleamed with the pale turquoise of forget-me-nots.

From Project Gutenberg

At the turn the cow's parsley and rose campion began; on each side a long trail of white froth with the red tops of the campion pricking through.

From Project Gutenberg