See Silene on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Feminine form of Silenus, a Greek woodland deity, who was described as covered in foam; possibly an allusion to the sticky foam covering some Silene species",
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"alt": "corncockle",
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"sense": "genus in Sileneae",
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"word": "Atocion"
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"english": "genus",
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"alt": "campion, catchfly",
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"word": "Lychnis"
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"english": "genus",
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"translation": "genus",
"word": "Petrocoptis"
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"alt": "catchfly",
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"translation": "genus",
"word": "Viscaria"
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"A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – some campions and catchflies."
],
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"english": "superkingdom",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "superkingdom",
"word": "Eukaryota"
},
{
"english": "kingdom",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "kingdom",
"word": "Plantae"
},
{
"english": "subkingdom",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "subkingdom",
"word": "Viridiplantae"
},
{
"english": "infrakingdom",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "infrakingdom",
"word": "Streptophyta"
},
{
"english": "superphylum",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "superphylum",
"word": "Embryophyta"
},
{
"english": "phylum",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "phylum",
"word": "Tracheophyta"
},
{
"english": "subphylum",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "subphylum",
"word": "Spermatophytina"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "angiosperms"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "eudicots"
},
{
"english": "clades",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "clades",
"word": "core eudicots"
},
{
"english": "order",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "order",
"word": "Caryophyllales"
},
{
"english": "family",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "family",
"word": "Caryophyllaceae"
},
{
"english": "tribe",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "tribe",
"word": "Sileneae"
}
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"english": "type species",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "type species",
"word": "Silene gallica"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Silene acaulis"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Silene armeria"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Silene caroliniana"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Silene chalcedonica"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Silene coronaria"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Silene dioica"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Silene flos-cuculi"
},
{
"sense": "genus",
"word": "Silene latifolia"
},
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"english": "selected other species",
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"translation": "selected other species",
"word": "Silene vulgaris"
}
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"sense": "genus in Sileneae",
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{
"english": "genus",
"sense": "genus in Sileneae",
"translation": "genus",
"word": "Atocion"
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"translation": "genus",
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"sense": "genus in Sileneae",
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"etymology_text": "Feminine form of Silenus, a Greek woodland deity, who was described as covered in foam; possibly an allusion to the sticky foam covering some Silene species",
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"english": "superkingdom",
"sense": "genus",
"translation": "superkingdom",
"word": "Eukaryota"
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{
"english": "kingdom",
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"english": "clades",
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"word": "core eudicots"
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"english": "order",
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"translation": "order",
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"english": "family",
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],
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}
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