Definition of silene Silene
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What does silene mean?
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NounPlural: silenes |
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| silene - any plant of the genus Silene | ||
| campion, catchfly | ||
| flower reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| genus silene large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly | ||
| moss campion, silene acaulis tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America | ||
| silene caroliniana, wild pink perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters | ||
| lychnis dioica, red bird's eye, red campion, silene dioica biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis | ||
| evening lychnis, lychnis alba, silene latifolia, white campion, white cockle, bladder campion bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis | ||
| fire pink, silene virginica perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals | ||
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- silene (Noun)
A molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a double bond. - silene (Noun)
An organosilene, a molecule containing a silicon atom doubly bonded to a carbon atom. - silene (Noun)
A silicon analog of alkenes containing at least one silicon-silicon double bond . - silene (Noun)
Any of several plants of the genus Silene - the campions.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- silene (n.)
A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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silene
sī-lē′nē, n. a genus of plants of the natural order Caryophyllaceæ—the Bladder Campion, whose young shoots eat like asparagus—the Catchfly, a general name for many British species
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🔤- silene, noun, singular of silenes.
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