white campion

noun

: any of several white-flowered herbs: such as

a

: a viscid-pubescent European herb (Lychnis alba) with fragrant flowers

called also white cockle

b

: starry campion

c

: snowy campion

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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