silene : Idioms & Phrases
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bon silene
Bon" Si`lène"
(Also<
- Bon Silene
- Bon Silène
)
Etymology
F.Definitions
(Bot.) A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink.
Webster 1913
Bon Silène
- . See
Silène , in the Vocabulary.
Webster 1913
genus silene
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noun large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly
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silene acaulis
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noun tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America
moss campion.
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silene caroliniana
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noun perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
wild pink.
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silene dioica
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noun biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
Lychnis dioica; red bird's eye; red campion.
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silene latifolia
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noun bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis
evening lychnis; Lychnis alba; bladder campion; white campion; white cockle.
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silene uniflora
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noun perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx
Silene uniflora; bladder campion.
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silene virginica
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noun perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals
fire pink.
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silene vulgaris
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noun perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx
Silene uniflora; bladder campion.