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Noun genus silene has 1 sense
- genus Silene - large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly
--1 is a kind of caryophylloid dicot genus
--1 is a member of
--1 has members: | silene, campion, catchfly; moss campion, Silene acaulis; wild pink, Silene caroliniana; red campion, red bird's eye, Silene dioica, Lychnis dioica; white campion, evening lychnis, white cockle, bladder campion, Silene latifolia, Lychnis alba; fire pink, Silene virginica |
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