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.

Source : WordNet®

silene
     n : any plant of the genus Silene [syn: {campion}, {catchfly}]