English > silene: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any plant of the genus Silene. |
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| Synonyms | campion, catchfly |
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| Member of | genus Silene | large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors |
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| Narrower | bladder campion, Silene uniflora, Silene vulgaris | perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx |
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| fire pink, Silene virginica | perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals |
| 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 |
| 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 | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
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| Spanish | campion, colleja, silene |
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| Catalan | campion, Campion, silene |
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