A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            any plant of the genus Silene 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Silene is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Common names include campion (shared with the related genus Lychnis) and catchfly.