Definition of catchfly Catchfly
catch•fly
We found 5 definitions of catchfly from 4 different sources.
Advertising
What does catchfly mean?
WordNet
Noun |
||
| catchfly - any plant of the genus Silene | ||
| silene, campion | ||
| flower reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| genus silene large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly | ||
| moss campion, silene acaulis tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America | ||
| silene caroliniana, wild pink perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters | ||
| lychnis dioica, red bird's eye, red campion, silene dioica biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis | ||
| evening lychnis, lychnis alba, silene latifolia, white campion, white cockle, bladder campion bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis | ||
| fire pink, silene virginica perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals | ||
| catchfly - mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone | ||
| lychnis | ||
| flower reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| genus lychnis genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly | ||
| lychins floscuculi, lychnis flos-cuculi, ragged robin, cuckoo flower common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals | ||
| lychins chalcedonica, scarlet lychnis, maltese cross Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged 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.
Part of speech
🔤- catchfly, noun, singular of catchflies.
