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catchfly Definition

catch·fly (-flī′)

noun pl. -·flies′

any of various plants (genus Silene) of the pink family, with sticky stems that can trap insects

catchfly Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • sticky: Further south, on Dumyat, is sticky catchfly.
  • small-flowered: Increase the total population size of small-flowered catchfly in the UK Achieve the natural colonization of new sites.
  • alpine: Buttermere Fells is also a locality for the rare alpine catchfly Lychnis alpina.
  • rare: Buttermere Fells is also a locality for the rare alpine catchfly Lychnis alpina.

Noun used with modifier

  • sand: Look out for the pink flowers of sand catchfly, a species almost completely restricted to Suffolk.