white campion

noun

A flowering plant, Silene latifolia, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa.

Similar
evening lychniswhite cocklebladder campionSilene latifoliaLychnis alba
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Meanings

nounwhite campion (plural white campions)

plural white campions

  1. A flowering plant, Silene latifolia, in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
evening lychniswhite cocklebladder campionSilene latifoliaLychnis alba
Broader
silenecampioncatchfly
Also see
bladder campion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan alfàbrega de ca
  • alfàbrega de caSilene latifolia
Danish aftenpragtstjerne
  • aftenpragtstjerneSilene latifolia
Dutch avondkoekoeksbloem
  • avondkoekoeksbloemSilene latifolia
French compagnon blanc
  • compagnon blancSilene latifolia
German Breitblättrige Lichtnelke
  • Breitblättrige LichtnelkeSilene latifolia
Irish coireán bán
  • coireán bánSilene latifolia
Welsh gludlys gwyn
  • gludlys gwynSilene latifolia
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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