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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun catchfly has 2 senses
- catchfly(n = noun.plant) campion, silene - any plant of the genus Silene; Array is a kind of flower
- catchfly(n = noun.plant) lychnis - mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone; Array is a kind of flower
is a member of genus silene
has particulars: moss campion, silene acaulis, silene caroliniana, wild pink, lychnis dioica, red bird's eye, red campion, silene dioica, bladder campion, evening lychnis, lychnis alba, silene latifolia, white campion, white cockle, fire pink, silene virginica, bladder campion, silene uniflora, silene vulgaris
is a member of genus lychnis
has particulars: cuckoo flower, lychins floscuculi, lychnis flos-cuculi, ragged robin, lychins chalcedonica, maltese cross, scarlet lychnis, dusty miller, gardener's delight, lychnis coronaria, mullein pink, rose campion
CIDE DICTIONARY
catchfly, n.
A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
catchfly, n. (pl. -ies) any plant of the genus Silene or Lychnis with a sticky stem.
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