noun
perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals
• Syn: ↑Silene virginica
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Silene
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noun : a scarlet-flowered sticky catchfly (Silene virginica) of the eastern United States
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a plant, Silene virginica, of the pink family, having loose clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers.
[1855-60, Amer.]
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fire pink,
a plant of the pink family, having scarlet flowers, found in the eastern United States; catchfly.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.