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RED CAMPION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
Synonyms:
Lychnis dioica; red bird's eye; red campion; Silene dioica
Classified under:
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)