mullein pink

mullein pink

n.
See rose campion.
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rose′ cam`pion


n.
a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having leaves covered with whitish down and reddish purple flowers.
Also called dusty miller, mullein pink.
[1520–30]
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Noun1.mullein pink - an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowersmullein pink - an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
gardener's delight, Lychnis coronaria, rose campion, dusty miller
lychnis, catchfly - mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
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