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Silene latifolia

DEFINITIONS OF: Silene latifolia

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n bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis

Synonyms:
Lychnis alba, bladder campion, evening lychnis, white campion, white cockle
Type of:
campion, catchfly, silene
any plant of the genus Silene
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