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sileˈnaceous, a. Bot.
[f. silen-e + -aceous.]
Belonging to the Sileneæ, a division of the order Caryophyllaceæ. Also siˈlenal a. and n., typified by the genus Silene; a plant of this kind.
1836Lindley Veget. Kingd. (1846) 495 The Silenal Alliance. Ibid., Natural Orders of Silenals. 1838Penny Cycl. VIII. 475/2 Dianthus, a beautiful genus of Silenaceous Dicotyledonous plants. |