Definition of Silene vulgaris

1. Noun. Perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx.

Exact synonyms: Bladder Campion, Silene Uniflora
Generic synonyms: Campion, Catchfly, Silene

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silene Vulgaris

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

Literary usage of Silene vulgaris

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

1. A Handbook of Sugar Analysis: A Practical and Descriptive Treatise for Use by Charles Albert Browne (1912)
"The expressed juice of the roots of Silene vulgaris is treated with an excess of strong alcohol. The precipitate is dissolved in water, clarified with lead ..."

2. A Handbook of Sugar Analysis: A Practical and Descriptive Treatise for Use by Charles Albert Browne (1912)
"This sugar was discovered by Meyer * in the roots of Silene vulgaris and other ... The expressed juice of the roots of Silene vulgaris is treated with an ..."

3. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"Starry Campion. Generally distributed over the state. SILENE VIRGINICA L. Fire Pink. Catchfly. Widely distributed. Silene vulgaris (Moench.) Garcke. ..."

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