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Noun genus silene has 1 sense
  1. genus Silene - large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly
    --1 is a kind of     caryophylloid dicot genus
    --1 is a member of
     Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink family
     --1 has members:
     silene, campion, catchfly; moss campion, Silene acaulis; wild pink, Silene caroliniana; red campion, red bird's eye, Silene dioica, Lychnis dioica; white campion, evening lychnis, white cockle, bladder campion, Silene latifolia, Lychnis alba; fire pink, Silene virginica
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