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Catchfly

//ˈkæt͡ʃ.flaɪ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.

    "“What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle."

  2. 2
    mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone wordnet
  3. 3
    any plant of the genus Silene wordnet

Etymology

From catch + fly.

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