Silene vs Catchfly - What's the difference?

As a proper noun silene

is .

any of several unrelated plants that have sticky leaves]] on which [[fly|flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.

(en noun)

(chemistry) a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a double bond

(organic chemistry) an organosilene, a molecule containing a silicon atom doubly bonded to a carbon atom

(inorganic chemistry) a silicon analog of alkenes containing at least one silicon-silicon double bond.

(botany) Any of several plants of the genus Silene - the campions

* silenyl * disilene

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(catchflies)

Any of several unrelated plants that have sticky leaves]] on which [[fly, flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.

* sticky catchfly