CAMPION

silene, campion, catchfly

(noun) any plant of the genus Silene

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Campion (plural Campions)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Campion is the 9043^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3614 individuals. Campion is most common among White (93.61%) individuals.

Etymology

Noun

campion (plural campions)

Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.

Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.

Source: Wiktionary

Cam"pi*on, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the Pink family (Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing berries regarded as poisonous. Bladder campion, a plant of the Pink family (Cucubalus Behen or Silene inflata), having a much inflated calyx. See Behen.

– Rose campion, a garden plant (Lychnis coronaria) with handsome crimsome crimson flowers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition