catchfly

2 definitions found

catchfly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

catchfly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  catchfly
      n 1: any plant of the genus Silene [syn: silene, campion,
           catchfly]
      2: mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects;
         widespread in north temperate zone [syn: lychnis,
         catchfly]