Campion - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Campion : (noun)

1: any plant of the genus Silene [syn: silene, catchfly]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Campion : \Cam"pi*on\, n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.) A plant of the Pink family ({Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing berries regarded as poisonous.

Bladder campion, a plant of the Pink family ({Cucubalus Behen or Silene inflata), having a much inflated calyx. See Behen.

Rose_campion,_a_garden_plant_({Lychnis_coronaria">Rose campion, a garden plant ({Lychnis coronaria) with handsome crimson flowers.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Campion, CO (CDP, FIPS 11590) Location: 40.34468 N, 105.09498 W Population (1990): 1692 (582 housing units) Area: 9.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)