genus Silene

Definitions of genus Silene
  1. noun
    large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly
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    type of:
    caryophylloid dicot genus
    genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
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