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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Silene

· Si·le·ne · IPA
01 n. A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.
  1. 1.
    A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Bon Silène — See Silène, in the Vocabulary.