| 释义 |
Silene Bot.|saɪˈliːnɪ|
[mod.L. (Linnæus), f. L. Sīlēnus Silenus.]
A genus of caryophyllaceous plants typifying the tribe Sileneæ. Also (with lower-case initial) a plant belonging to this genus; catchfly.
1785Martyn Rousseau's Bot. xix. (1794) 274 In Cucubalus it [the calyx] is much inflated, and in Silene it is swelling. 1796Withering Brit. Pl. (ed. 3) II. 414 It is evident from Ray's description that the Dover plant is a Silene, and not a Cucubalus. 1846Lindley Veget. Kingd. 497 Some Silenes are scattered in many different parts of the globe. 1882Good Words Mar. 184 Overgrown by masses of pink silene or tall graceful asphodels. |