RED CAMPION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red campion mean? 

• RED CAMPION (noun)
  The noun RED CAMPION has 1 sense:

1. biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis

  Familiarity information: RED CAMPION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED CAMPION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Lychnis dioica; red bird's eye; red campion; Silene dioica

Hypernyms ("red campion" is a kind of...):

campion; catchfly; silene (any plant of the genus Silene)

Holonyms ("red campion" is a member of...):

genus Silene (large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly)