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SILENE ACAULIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Silene acaulis mean?
• SILENE ACAULIS (noun)
The noun SILENE ACAULIS has 1 sense:
1. tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America
Familiarity information: SILENE ACAULIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
moss campion; Silene acaulis
Hypernyms ("Silene acaulis" is a kind of...):
campion; catchfly; silene (any plant of the genus Silene)
Holonyms ("Silene acaulis" is a member of...):
genus Silene (large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly)
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