Definition of Silene dioica

1. Noun. Biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis.

Exact synonyms: Lychnis Dioica, Red Bird's Eye, Red Campion
Group relationships: Genus Silene
Generic synonyms: Campion, Catchfly, Silene

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silene Dioica

Sigurd
Sigyn
Siha
Siirt
Sikar
Sikh
Sikhism
Sikhs
Sikkim
Sikorsky
Silas
Silastic
Sile
Silene acaulis
Silene caroliniana
Silene dioica
Silene latifolia
Silene uniflora
Silene virginica
Silene vulgaris
Silent Sam
Silenus
Silesia
Silesian
Silesian German
Silesians
Silicon Alley
Silicon Beach
Silicon Fen
Silicon Forest

Literary usage of Silene dioica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... silene dioica (L.) Clairville Red campion Herbaceous annual Ballast, waste ground, lawns and roadsides. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Bath Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club (1877)
"... of some, as silene dioica. Miss Becker observed that in this case it produced a change of sex in the plant by a process of repression or degradation, ..."

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