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• catchflies — n. perennial plant that secretes sticky substance to catch insects; lychnis …   English contemporary dictionary

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• Caryophyllaceae — Taxobox name = Carnation family image width = 240px image caption = White Campion, Silene latifolia (Silenoideae:) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida unranked ordo = Core eudicots ordo = Caryophyllales subordo =… …   Wikipedia

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• wild pink — n. 1. a) any of several catchflies ☆ b) an early flowering catchfly (Silene caroliniana) of the E U.S., having lance shaped leaves and bright pink flowers in clusters ☆ 2. an arethusa * * * …   Universalium

• catchfly — /kach fluy /, n., pl. catchflies. any 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. [1590 1600; from phrase catch (the) fly] * * * …   Universalium

• catchfly — noun (plural catchflies) a campion or related plant with a sticky stem. [Silene, Lychnis, and other genera.] …   English new terms dictionary

• catchfly — [kech′flī΄] n. pl. catchflies any of various plants (genus Silene) of the pink family, with sticky stems that can trap insects …   English World dictionary

• wild pink — n. 1. a) any of several catchflies ☆ b) an early flowering catchfly (Silene caroliniana) of the E U.S., having lance shaped leaves and bright pink flowers in clusters ☆ 2. an arethusa …   English World dictionary