Found 2 items, similar to Catchfly.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: catchfly
catchfly
n 1: any plant of the genus Silene [syn:
silene,
campion]
2: mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects;
widespread in north temperate zone [syn:
lychnis]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Catchfly
Catchfly
\Catch"fly\, n. (Bot.)
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]