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Definition of Corn campion
1. Noun. European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America.
Exact synonyms: Agrostemma Githago, Corn Cockle, Crown-of-the-field
Group relationships: Agrostemma, Genus Agrostemma
Generic synonyms: Weed
Group relationships: Agrostemma, Genus Agrostemma
Generic synonyms: Weed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corn Campion
Literary usage of Corn campion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"corn campion. See Campion, Corn. Corn Centaury. See Centaury, Corn. Corn Cockle.
Lychnis Githago, Lam.—Hal. Wr. Dors., Ess., Glou., N. Yks. See Cockle (1). ..."