Silene latifolia meaning

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Silene latifolia (noun): bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis.

Definition of Silene latifolia

  1. bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis

    Synonyms: white campion, evening lychnis, white cockle, bladder campion, Lychnis alba

    Type of: silene

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