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bladder campion

–noun
a European campion, Silene vulgaris (or S. cucubalus), of the pink family, having white flowers with an inflated calyx.

Origin:
1755–65
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bladder campion  
n.  A weedy Eurasian perennial herb (Silene vulgaris) having white flowers with deeply notched petals and a balloonlike, inflated calyx.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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