silene

/ (saɪˈliːnɪ) /

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noun

any plant of the large perennial genus Silene, with mostly red or pink flowers; many, esp S. or Agrostemma coeli-rosa, are grown as garden plants: family CarophyllaceaeSee also campion

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Word Origin for silene

New Latin from Latin silenus viscaria

Words nearby silene

sile, silence, silenced, Silence is golden, silencer, silene, Silenos, silent, silent alarm, silent area, silent auction

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How to use silene in a sentence

The country was at that time ravaged by a dragon whose lair was a great pond near the royal city of Silene.
Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century|Estelle M. Hurll
Styles 5, rarely 4, and pod opening by as many or twice as many teeth; otherwise nearly as in Silene.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
It feeds on the roots of seaside campion (Silene maritima), July to September.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South
Longitudinal section of flower of Silene Pennsylvanica, showing stipe between calyx and corolla.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

He went to Silene, the moon-goddess, whose light rivalled that of the sun himself, and challenged her to a game of tables.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt|Lewis Spence