catchfly

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun any plant of the genus Silene
noun mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone

From catch + fly.

Perhaps her attention is sufficiently occupied by the management of her long garland of cowslips, catchfly, and harebell; perhaps she has already heard, though not from Mrs. Evans, more about that world-girdling yacht than she cares to hear. — Doctor Cupid: A Novel, Rhoda Broughton

silene, campion

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