red campion

English

Silene dioica

Noun

red campion (plural red campions)

1. A biennial or perennial plant native to northern and central Europe, of species Silene dioica, with pink or red flowers.
   • 2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), pages 317–318:

     Hedges, where the last of the red campion and honeysuckle grow, block the views of the landscape – the occasional gap shows a field of dry hay bales or cleared ground through which lilac teasels have sprung.

Synonyms

• red catchfly

Translations

Silene dioica

• Dutch: dagkoekoeksbloem (nl) f
• Finnish: puna-ailakki (fi)
• French: compagnon rouge m, silène dioïque
• Turkish: pembe gıvışgan
• Welsh: blodyn neidr m, blodyn taranau m

Anagrams

• incompared, pinacoderm