Meaning Of The Word Catchfly

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catchfly in American English
any of various plants (genus Silene) of the pink family, with sticky stems that can trap insects
noun: any of various plants, esp. of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught

catchfly in British English
noun: any of several caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Silene that have sticky calyxes and stems on which insects are sometimes trapped

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