What is the meaning of Silene?

(n.) A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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HarvardWebster's 2011, silene, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/silene/definitions/2062006>.
MLAWebster's. "silene" 28 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/silene/definitions/2062006>
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