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Cucubalus Behen

Campion \Cam"pi*on\, n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.) A plant of the Pink family ( Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing berries regarded as poisonous.

Bladder campion, a plant of the Pink family ( Cucubalus Behen or Silene inflata), having a much inflated calyx. See Behen.

Rose campion, a garden plant ( Lychnis coronaria) with handsome crimson flowers.

Cucubalus behen

Behen \Be"hen\, Behn \Behn\, n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.)

  1. The Centaurea behen, or saw-leaved centaury.

  2. The Cucubalus behen, or bladder campion, now called Silene inflata.

  3. The Statice limonium, or sea lavender.