'Bon Silene' definitions:
Definition of 'Bon Silene'
From: GCIDE
- Silene \Si*le"ne\, n. [NL., fr. L. Silenus, the attendant of Bacchus.] (Bot.) A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly. [1913 Webster]
- Bon Sil[`e]ne. See Sil[`e]ne, in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bon Silene'
From: GCIDE
- Bon Silene \Bon" Si`l[`e]ne"\ (b[^o]N" s[-e]`l[asl]n"). [F.] (Bot.) A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink. [1913 Webster]