catchfly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkætʃˌflaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kach′flī′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
catch•fly  (kach′flī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -flies. 
  1. Plant Biologyany 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.
  • from phrase catch (the) fly 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
catchfly / ˈkætʃˌflaɪ/ ( -flies)
  1. 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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