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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Be·hen Behn  n.  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.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cam·pi·on n.  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.
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