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Meanings of red campion in English

Russian
дрёма двудомная
Portuguese
silene dioica
Spanish
melandrium rubrum
Catalan
silene dioica
Wikidata

Species of plant.

        Related terms
        дрёма двудомная

        Biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis.

              Usage of red campion in English
              1
              Every now and then she swerved aside to pick the red campion.
              Life and Death of Harriett Frean
              2
              My hands were full of sweet may, red campion, and other native field-blossoms, which had introduced themselves to me anonymously.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864 / A Magazine...
              3
              More common interlopers are cut some slack, too: cow parsley, red campion and buttercups may be glimpsed here and there.
              The Guardian
              4
              "Oh, Robin-- "Herfingers loosened in her dismay; she went dropping red campion.
              Life and Death of Harriett Frean
              5
              "Yes," she said, "that's where the dark- red campion grows."
              Life and Death of Harriett Frean
              6
              Along the cropped hedges red campions flower so thickly as to take the place of green leaves, and by every gateway red foxgloves grow.
              Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies
              7
              Nevertheless a sadness haunted the wood, where the red campions made only a mist of colour with no reality of life and flowers behind.
              The Altar Steps