catchfly en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkæt͡ʃ.flaɪ/ (US)
Etymology
From catch + fly.
Meanings
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Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
“What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle.
1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 177:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| catchflies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
catchfly grass · Swiss catchfly · garden catchfly · sand catchfly · western fringed catchfly · dwarf catchfly · night-flowering catchfly · Lobel's catchfly · corn catchfly · sweet william catchfly · bladder catchfly · forking catchfly · cardinal catchfly · rock catchfly · sticky catchfly · alpine catchfly · nodding catchfly · red catchfly · forked catchfly · Mexican catchfly · sleepy catchfly · berry catchfly · German catchfly · Dover catchfly