campion

== English == === Etymology === Likely from Middle English campion, a variant of champioun; see champion. In classical times, the rose campion was fitted in garlands used to crown victors. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkæmpiən/ === Noun === campion (plural campions) Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis. Any flowering plant of the genus Silene. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “campion”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. === Anagrams === panomic == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French champion. === Noun === campion m (plural campions) champion == Occitan == === Etymology === From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin campiō. === Pronunciation === === Noun === campion m (plural campions, feminine campiona, feminine plural campionas) champion ==== Related terms ==== campionat == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian campione, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campiō, campiōnem, from Frankish *kampijō (or a Lombardic equivalent) from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”); cf. also French champion. === Pronunciation === === Noun === campion m (plural campioni, feminine equivalent campioană) champion ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== câmp