Silene

See also: silene, silène, Silène, and šíleně

Translingual

Silene gallica (common catchfly)

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

1. 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; Silene acaulis, Silene armeria, Silene caroliniana, Silene chalcedonica, Silene coronaria, Silene dioica, Silene flos-cuculi, Silene latifolia, Silene vulgaris – selected other 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