Catchfly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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