Silene
Translingual
editEtymology
editFeminine 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
editSilene f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – some campions and catchflies.
Hypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (genus): Silene gallica (common catchfly) - type species; for other species see Silene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Coordinate terms
edit- (genus in Sileneae): Agrostemma (corncockles), Atocion, Eudianthe, Heliosperma, Lychnis (campion, catchfly), Petrocoptis, Uebelinia (campion), Viscaria (catchfly) - genera
References
edit- Silene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Silene (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Silene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons