Noun: bladder campion 'bla-dur 'kam-pee-un
- Perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx
"Bladder campion thrived in the rocky alpine meadow";
- Silene uniflora, Silene vulgaris
- [US] Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
"bladder campion bloomed beautifully in the evening garden";
- white campion, evening lychnis, white cockle, Silene latifolia, Lychnis alba
Derived forms: bladder campions
Type of: campion, catchfly, silene
Part of: genus Silene
Encyclopedia: Bladder campion