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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A perennial herb (Silene caroliniana) native to the eastern United States, having opposite leaves, sticky stems and calyces, and clusters of pink or white flowers.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
  • noun a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada

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