silene
noun
si·le·ne
sīˈlēnē
1
capitalized : a very large and widely distributed genus of plants (family Caryophyllaceae) having mostly showy flowers of various colors with a 10-nerved 5-toothed calyx and 3 styles and fruit with a capsule opening by 3 or 6 teeth see bladder campion, catchfly, moss campion, wild pink compare lychnis
2
plural -s : any plant of the genus Silene
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, probably from Latin silenus silenus
- helmeting
- helmetlike
- helmetpod
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- Helmholtz
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- Helmholtz resonator
- helmholtzes
- helming
- helminth
- Helminthes
- helminthiases
- helminthiasis
- helminthic
- helminthics
- Helminthocladiaceae
- helminthoid
- helminthological
- helminthologies
- helminthologists
- helminthology
- helminthosporia
- helminthosporin
- helminthosporium