silene
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of silene
New Latin from Latin silenus viscaria
Example Sentences
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At the extreme ends were round pieces of bon silene roses and lilies of the valley.
From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Benjamin Perley Poore
It was raised by Francis Morat, of Louisville, Ky., four years ago; it is also a "sport," and from the old B. silene.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
He hastily gave her a hybrid plant which his eagle eye had discerned among the growth of silene acaulis and saxifrage, a real miracle developed under the breath of angels.
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Honor? de Balzac
The Oporto silene is ringed with bands of gum.
From More Hunting Wasps by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
If I were to tell of the tea-roses grown here, they would fill a chronicle by itself, though only a few of the older kinds, such as safrano, bon silene, and perle, are favourites.
From The Garden, You, and I by Mabel Osgood Wright
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