'Cucubalus Behen' definitions:
Definition of 'Cucubalus Behen'
From: GCIDE
- Campion \Cam"pi*on\, n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.) A plant of the Pink family (Cucubalus bacciferus), bearing berries regarded as poisonous. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cucubalus behen'
From: GCIDE
- Behen \Be"hen\, Behn \Behn\, n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.) (a) The Centaurea behen, or saw-leaved centaury. (b) The Cucubalus behen, or bladder campion, now called Silene inflata. (c) The Statice limonium, or sea lavender. [1913 Webster]