catchfly
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]catchfly (plural catchflies)
- Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
Derived terms
[edit]- alpine catchfly (Silene alpestris)
- bladder catchfly (Silene latifolia)
- catchfly grass (Leersia lenticularis)
- corn catchfly (Silene armeria)
- Dover catchfly (Silene nutans)
- dwarf catchfly (Silene armeria)
- forked catchfly, forking catchfly (Silene dichotoma)
- garden catchfly (Silene armeria)
- German catchfly (Lynchnis viscaria)
- Lobel's catchfly (Silene armeria)
- night-flowering catchfly (Silene noctiflora)
- nodding catchfly (Silene nutans)
- rock catchfly (Silene caroliniana)
- sleepy catchfly (Silene antirrhina)
- sticky catchfly
- Swiss catchfly (Silene vallesia)
- sweet william catchfly (Silene armeria)
