catchfly

[ kach-flahy ]

/ ˈkætʃˌflaɪ /

noun, plural catch·flies.

any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught.

Origin of catchfly

1590–1600; from phrase catch (the) fly

Words nearby catchfly

catchcry, catch dog, catcher, catcher's box, catch fire, catchfly, catching, catching pen, catch in the act, catch it, catchline

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Example sentences from the Web for catchfly

It turned out to be a catchfly, and, like the Kentucky warbler, it became common a little later.
Spring notes from Tennessee|Bradford Torrey
A Catchfly which is not viscid, with the flowers collected into a tuft.
Lachesis Lapponica|Carl von Linn
It feeds on the seeds of catchfly, campion, and will eat those of sweet-william and garden pinks.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South
They are found on many plants, such as Salvia glutinosa, Plumbago, and Catchfly.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot

British Dictionary definitions for catchfly

catchfly

/ (ˈkætʃˌflaɪ) /

noun plural -flies

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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单词	catchfly
释义	catchfly [ kach-flahy ] / ˈkætʃˌflaɪ / noun, plural catch·flies. any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught. Origin of catchfly 1590–1600; from phrase catch (the) fly Words nearby catchfly catchcry, catch dog, catcher, catcher's box, catch fire, catchfly, catching, catching pen, catch in the act, catch it, catchline Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catchfly It turned out to be a catchfly, and, like the Kentucky warbler, it became common a little later. Spring notes from Tennessee\|Bradford Torrey A Catchfly which is not viscid, with the flowers collected into a tuft. Lachesis Lapponica\|Carl von Linn It feeds on the seeds of catchfly, campion, and will eat those of sweet-william and garden pinks. The Moths of the British Isles, First Series\|Richard South They are found on many plants, such as Salvia glutinosa, Plumbago, and Catchfly. The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot British Dictionary definitions for catchfly catchfly / (ˈkætʃˌflaɪ) / noun plural -flies any of several caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Silene that have sticky calyxes and stems on which insects are sometimes trapped Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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