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bladder campion

noun

  1. a European campion, Silene vulgaris (or S. cucubalus ), of the pink family, having white flowers with an inflated calyx.


bladder campion

noun

  1. a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris , having white flowers with an inflated calyx
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bladder campion1

First recorded in 1755–65
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Example Sentences

The short turf beyond is sprinkled with the little white bladder campion and thrift and many other flowers.

The leaves of the Common Bladder Campion are smooth and shiny.

The Common Bladder Campion is to be found all summer by the edge of fields and pastures.

You will easily recognise the Common Bladder Campion by this curious calyx.

Red centaury and yellow bed-straw and white bladder campion flourish.

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