silene
/ (saɪˈliːnɪ) /
any plant of the large perennial genus Silene, with mostly red or pink flowers; many, esp S. or Agrostemma coeli-rosa, are grown as garden plants: family Carophyllaceae: See also campion
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The country was at that time ravaged by a dragon whose lair was a great pond near the royal city of silene.
Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century | Estelle M. HurllStyles 5, rarely 4, and pod opening by as many or twice as many teeth; otherwise nearly as in silene.
It feeds on the roots of seaside campion (silene maritima), July to September.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthLongitudinal section of flower of silene Pennsylvanica, showing stipe between calyx and corolla.
The Elements of Botany | Asa GrayHe went to silene, the moon-goddess, whose light rivalled that of the sun himself, and challenged her to a game of tables.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt | Lewis Spence
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