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Noun: genus Silene
  1. Large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colours: campion; catchfly

Type of: caryophylloid dicot genus

Part of: carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, pink family

Nearest

genus Setophaga
genus Shigella
genus Shorea
genus Shortia
genus Sialia
genus Sialis
genus Sida
genus Sidalcea
genus Sideritis
genus Sigmodon
genus Silene
genus Sillago
genus Silphium
genus Silurus
genus Silvia
genus Silybum
genus Simarouba
genus Simulium
genus Sinanthropus
genus Sinapis
genus Sinningia