'Silene' definitions:

Definition of 'silene'

From: WordNet
noun
Any plant of the genus Silene [syn: silene, campion, catchfly]

Definition of '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]

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