Definition of Silene latifolia

1. Noun. Bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis.

Exact synonyms: Bladder Campion, Evening Lychnis, Lychnis Alba, White Campion, White Cockle
Group relationships: Genus Silene
Generic synonyms: Campion, Catchfly, Silene

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silene Latifolia

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

Literary usage of Silene latifolia

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 latifolia Poir. C Silene antirrhina L. Sleepy catchfly Herbaceous annual Dry, open woods, fields and waste ground. Silene armeria L. Garden ..."

2. Weeds of the Farm and Garden by Louis Hermann Pammel (1911)
"A tall glandular pubescent plant with few large, white, fragrant flowers, opening at night. A weed in cultivated grounds. Bladder Campion (Silene latifolia, ..."

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