English > genus Silene: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly. |
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| Member of | Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink family | large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) |
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| Members | fire pink, Silene virginica | perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals |
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| moss campion, Silene acaulis | tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions / regions of western and central Europe and North America |
| red campion, red bird's eye, Silene dioica, Lychnis dioica | biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers |
| silene, campion, catchfly | Any plant of the genus Silene |
| white campion, evening lychnis, white cockle, bladder campion, Silene latifolia, Lychnis alba | bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx |
| wild pink, Silene caroliniana | perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters |
| Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
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| Spanish | genus silene |
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| Catalan | genus silene |
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