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Catchfly   Listen
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Catchfly  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.





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"Catchfly" Quotes from Famous Books



... The CATCHFLY, Silene, the only one known here is the small red, S. rubella, having a very pretty pink flower appearing ...
— Flowers and Flower-Gardens • David Lester Richardson


Words linked to "Catchfly" :   Silene latifolia, moss campion, campion, mullein pink, genus Lychnis, maltese cross, Lychins chalcedonica, silene, Lychnis alba, ragged robin, red bird's eye, Silene dioica, Silene acaulis, rose campion, Silene virginica, fire pink, wild pink, Lychins floscuculi, red campion, Lychnis dioica, Silene caroliniana, dusty miller, flower, evening lychnis, Lychnis flos-cuculi, cuckoo flower, white cockle, scarlet lychnis, lychnis, Silene vulgaris, Silene uniflora, bladder campion


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