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Definition of Moss campion
1. Noun. Tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America.
Group relationships: Genus Silene
Generic synonyms: Campion, Catchfly, Silene
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moss Campion
Literary usage of Moss campion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"The moss campion will be found by those who climb to great altitudes, ...
Surely Wordsworth must have found the moss campion amongst his beloved Grasmere ..."
2. Mountain Wild Flowers of America: A Simple and Popular Guide to the Names by Julia W. Henshaw (1906)
"Surely Wordsworth must have found the moss campion amongst his beloved ...
The moss campion has a very large tap-root, and springing from it are the slender ..."
3. Mountain Wild Flowers of Canada: A Simple and Popular Guide to the Names and by Julia Wilmotte Henshaw (1906)
"Surely Wordsworth must have found the moss campion amongst his beloved ...
The moss campion has a very large tap-root, and springing from it are the slender ..."
4. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"The moss campion will be found by those who climb to great altitudes, ...
Surely Wordsworth must have found the moss campion amongst his beloved Grasmere ..."
5. Mountain Wild Flowers of America: A Simple and Popular Guide to the Names by Julia W. Henshaw (1906)
"Surely Wordsworth must have found the moss campion amongst his beloved ...
The moss campion has a very large tap-root, and springing from it are the slender ..."
6. Mountain Wild Flowers of Canada: A Simple and Popular Guide to the Names and by Julia Wilmotte Henshaw (1906)
"Surely Wordsworth must have found the moss campion amongst his beloved ...
The moss campion has a very large tap-root, and springing from it are the slender ..."