Found 2 items, similar to silene.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: silene silene n : any plant of the genus Silene [syn: campion, catchfly]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Silene Silene \Si*le"ne\, n. [NL., fr. L. Silenus, the attendant of Bacchus.] (Bot.) A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly. [1913 Webster] Bon Sil[`e]ne. See Sil[`e]ne, in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster]