"catchfly" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæt͡ʃ.flaɪ/ [US] Forms: catchflies [plural]
Etymology: From catch + fly. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|catch|fly}} catch + fly Head templates: {{en-noun}} catchfly (plural catchflies)
  1. Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions. Categories (lifeform): Carnation family plants
    Sense id: en-catchfly-en-noun-23WU~kYZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric verb-noun compounds, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: alpine catchfly (taxonomic: Silene alpestris), bladder catchfly (taxonomic: Silene latifolia), corn catchfly (taxonomic: Silene armeria), Dover catchfly (taxonomic: Silene nutans), dwarf catchfly (taxonomic: Silene armeria), forked catchfly, forking catchfly (taxonomic: Silene dichotoma), garden catchfly (taxonomic: Silene armeria), German catchfly (alt: Lynchnis viscaria), Lobel's catchfly (taxonomic: Silene armeria), night-flowering catchfly (taxonomic: Silene noctiflora), nodding catchfly (taxonomic: Silene nutans), rock catchfly (taxonomic: Silene caroliniana), sleepy catchfly (taxonomic: Silene antirrhina), sticky catchfly, Swiss catchfly (taxonomic: Silene vallesia), sweet william catchfly (taxonomic: Silene armeria), catchfly grass (taxonomic: Leersia lenticularis) (english: not in Sileneae)

Inflected forms

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