bladder campion

noun

A perennial European herb, Silene vulgaris, having an inflated calyx

Similar
Silene unifloraSilene vulgariswhite campionevening lychniswhite cockleSilene latifoliaLychnis alba
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Meanings

nounbladder campion (plural bladder campions)

plural bladder campions

  1. A perennial European herb, Silene vulgaris, having an inflated calyx

    Every season brought fresh discoveries: in July, when they came out of school, the children would collect bladder campion[.]

    1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 13

Synonyms & antonyms

nounperennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx

Similar
Silene unifloraSilene vulgaris
Broader
silenecampioncatchfly

nounbluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis

Similar
white campionevening lychniswhite cockleSilene latifoliaLychnis alba
Broader
silenecampioncatchfly
Also see
white campion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan colitxos
  • colitxosSilene vulgaris
Chinese Mandarin 白玉草
  • 白玉草 (báiyùcǎo)Silene vulgaris
Dutch blaassilene
  • blaassileneSilene vulgaris
Irish coireán na gcuach
  • coireán na gcuachSilene vulgaris
Korean 덩굴별꽃
  • 덩굴별꽃 (deonggulbyeolkkot)Silene vulgaris
Norwegian Bokmål engsmelle
  • engsmelleSilene vulgaris
Turkish gıvışgan, serçe otu
  • gıvışganSilene vulgaris
  • serçe otuSilene vulgaris
Welsh gludlys codrwth
  • gludlys codrwthSilene vulgaris
Cite this entry
APA

bladder campion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladder%20campion

MLA

“bladder campion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladder%20campion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bladder campion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladder%20campion.

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