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Silene   Listen
noun
Silene  n.  (Bot.) A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.
Bon Silène. See Silene.





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"Silene" Quotes from Famous Books



... the magical effects of nature's renewal. He discovered the liquid light of her dark eyes in the rippling darkness of the streams; the lilies recalled the faintly tinted paleness of her cheeks; the silene roses, scattered throughout the hedges, called forth the remembrance of the young maiden's rosy lips, and the vernal odor of the leaves appeared to him like an emanation of ...
— A Woodland Queen, Complete • Andre Theuriet


Words linked to "Silene" :   Silene dioica, Lychnis alba, moss campion, catchfly, fire pink, Silene latifolia, red bird's eye, Lychnis dioica, campion, bladder campion, red campion, white cockle, Silene caroliniana, flower, genus Silene, Silene vulgaris, Silene acaulis, white campion, evening lychnis


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