Catchfly

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The 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]

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