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What is a silene?

What is a silene? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chemistry) a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a double bond
  2. (organic chemistry) an organosilene, a molecule containing a silicon atom doubly bonded to a carbon atom
  3. (inorganic chemistry) a silicon analog of alkenes containing at least one silicon-silicon double bond.
  4. (botany) Any of several plants of the genus Silene - the campions
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Females of the noctuid moth Haden a Mauris pollinate flowers of the host plant Silene latifolia and then lay one egg per ovary.
Lesser stitchwort, Stellaia graminea, has tiny white flowers with deeply divided petals while red campion, Silene dioica, is much more pink than red.
On the other hand, just the rhyme scheme is retained in an unnamed parody of Andre Campra's drinking ariette from his cantata Silene.
Silene was waiting for me as I unloaded the mule and dragged the sacks of flour into the kitchen.
The white campion, Silene latifolia, is a common eudicot weed found in both North America and Europe.
Large plant size counteracts early seed predation during the extended flowering season of a Silene uniflora population.

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