'Catchfly' definitions:
Definition of '
catchfly
'
From:
WordNet
noun
Any plant of the genus Silene [syn:
silene
,
campion
, catchfly]
noun
Mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone [syn:
lychnis
, catchfly]
Definition of '
Catchfly
'
From:
GCIDE
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]
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