Silene
Translingual
Etymology
Feminine form of Silenus, a Greek woodland deity, who was described as covered in foam; possibly an allusion to the sticky foam covering some Silene species
Proper noun
Silene f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – some campions and catchflies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family; Sileneae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Silene gallica (common catchfly) - type species; for other species see
Silene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Sileneae): Agrostemma (corncockles), Atocion, Eudianthe, Heliosperma, Lychnis (campion, catchfly), Petrocoptis, Uebelinia (campion), Viscaria (catchfly) - genera
References
- Silene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Silene (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Silene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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