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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.
Group relationships: Genus Silene
Generic synonyms: Campion, Catchfly, Silene
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silene Latifolia
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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