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SILENE
Si
*
le
"
ne,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
L.
Silenus,
the
attendant
of
Bacchus.
]
(
Bot.
)
Defn: A
genus
of
caryophyllaceous
plants,
usually
covered
with
a
viscid
secretion
by
which
insects
are
caught;
catchfly.
Bon
Silène.
See
Silène,
in
the
Vocabulary.
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