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Silene inflata

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Knapbottle \Knap"bot`tle\, n. (Bot.)
   The bladder campion ({Silene inflata}).

Spattling-poppy \Spat"tling-pop"py\, n. [Prov. E. spattle to
   spit + E. poppy.] (Bot.)
   A kind of catchfly ({Silene inflata}) which is sometimes
   frothy from the action of captured insects.

Behen \Be"hen\, Behn \Behn\, n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an
   herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.)
   (a) The {Centaurea behen}, or saw-leaved centaury.
   (b) The {Cucubalus behen}, or bladder campion, now called
       {Silene inflata}.
   (c) The {Statice limonium}, or sea lavender.

Campion \Cam"pi*on\, n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.)
   A plant of the Pink family ({Cucubalus bacciferus}), bearing
   berries regarded as poisonous.

   {Bladder campion}, a plant of the Pink family ({Cucubalus
      Behen} or {Silene inflata}), having a much inflated calyx.
      See {Behen}.

   {Rose campion}, a garden plant ({Lychnis coronaria}) with
      handsome crimson flowers.
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