English noun: genus Silene |
1. | genus Silene (plant) large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly |
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| Broader (hypernym) | caryophylloid dicot genus |
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| Member holonym | bladder campion, campion, catchfly, evening lychnis, fire pink, Lychnis alba, Lychnis dioica, moss campion, red bird's eye, red campion, silene, Silene acaulis, Silene caroliniana, Silene dioica, Silene latifolia, Silene virginica, white campion, white cockle, wild pink |
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| Member meronym | carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, pink family |
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