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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkæmpɪən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kam′pē ən)

cam•pi•on (kam′pē ən),USA pronunciation n.

Plant Biologyany of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.

Anglo-French) of champion; compare Greek (lychnis) stephanōmatikós (lychnis) for making garlands, with which the winners of games were crowned
special use of campion, old variant (1570–80

Cam•pi•on (kam′pē ən),USA pronunciation n.

Biographical Thomas, 1567–1620, English songwriter and poet.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

campion /ˈkæmpɪən/ n

any of various caryophyllaceous plants of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having red, pink, or white flowers

Etymology: 16th Century: probably from campion, obsolete variant of champion, perhaps so called because originally applied to Lychnis coronaria, the leaves of which were used to crown athletic champions

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Campion /ˈkæmpɪən/ n

Saint Edmund. 1540–81, English Jesuit martyr. He joined the Jesuits in 1573 and returned to England (1580) as a missionary. He was charged with treason and hanged
Jane. born 1954, New Zealand film director and screenwriter: her films include An Angel at My Table (1990), The Piano (1993), Holy Smoke (1999), In the Cut (2003), and Bright Star (2009)
Thomas. 1567–1620, English poet and musician, noted particularly for his songs for the lute

'campion' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Allingham - rose campion - silene - bladder campion - champion - cowbell - cushion pink - dusty miller - evening campion - lychnis - maiden's-tears - moss campion - mullein pink - white campion

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in her navel he <poised> a pink campion flower

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