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silene
/ saɪˈliːnɪ /
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 Carophyllaceae See also campion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of silene1
New Latin from Latin silenus viscaria
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Example Sentences
The country was at that time ravaged by a dragon whose lair was a great pond near the royal city of Silene.
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Styles 5, rarely 4, and pod opening by as many or twice as many teeth; otherwise nearly as in Silene.
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It feeds on the roots of seaside campion (Silene maritima), July to September.
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Longitudinal section of flower of Silene Pennsylvanica, showing stipe between calyx and corolla.
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He went to Silene, the moon-goddess, whose light rivalled that of the sun himself, and challenged her to a game of tables.
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