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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Catchfly \Catch"fly\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: catchfly n 1: any plant of the genus Silene [syn: {silene}, {campion}] 2: mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone [syn: {lychnis}]
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