| bon silene | <botany> A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| silene | <botany> A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly. Bon Silene. See Silene, in the Vocabulary. Origin: NL, fr. L. Silenus, the attendant of Bacchus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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