Silene
Pronunciation : Si*le"ne
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. L. Silenus, the attendant of Bacchus.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly. Bon Sil?ne. See Sil?ne, in the Vocabulary.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913