Meanings
plural red campions
- A biennial or perennial plant native to northern and central Europe, of species Silene dioica, with pink or red flowers.
Hedges, where the last of the red campion and honeysuckle grow, block the views of the landscape – the occasional gap shows a field of dry hay bales or cleared ground through which lilac teasels have sprung.
2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), pages 317–318Synonyms: red catchfly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA biennial or perennial plant native to northern and central Europe, of species Silene dioica, with pink or red flowers.
More synonyms by meaning
nounbiennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch dagkoekoeksbloem
- dagkoekoeksbloemSilene dioica
Finnish puna-ailakki
- puna-ailakkiSilene dioica
French compagnon rouge, silène dioïque
- compagnon rougeSilene dioica
- silène dioïqueSilene dioica
Polish lepnica czerwona, bniec czerwony
- lepnica czerwonaSilene dioica
- bniec czerwonySilene dioica
Turkish pembe gıvışgan
- pembe gıvışganSilene dioica
Welsh blodyn neidr, blodyn taranau
- blodyn neidrSilene dioica
- blodyn taranauSilene dioica
Cite this entry
red campion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20campion
“red campion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20campion. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red campion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20campion.
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