Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Silene \Si*le"ne\, n. [NL., fr. L. Silenus, the attendant of
   Bacchus.] (Bot.)
   A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a
   viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.

   {Bon Sil[`e]ne}. See {Sil[`e]ne}, in the Vocabulary.

Bon Silene \Bon" Si`l[`e]ne"\ [F.] (Bot.)
   A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of
   pink.