catchfly (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *catchfly*:
NOUN	plant	catchfly, silene, campion	any plant of the genus Silene
plant	catchfly, lychnis	mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects

English > *catchfly*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any plant of the genus Silene.
Synonyms	silene, campion
Member of	genus Silene	large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors
Narrower	bladder campion, Silene uniflora, Silene vulgaris	perennial of Arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx
	fire pink, Silene virginica	perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals
	moss campion, Silene acaulis	tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions / regions of western and central Europe and North America
	red campion, red bird's eye, Silene dioica, Lychnis dioica	biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers
	white campion, evening lychnis, white cockle, bladder campion, Silene latifolia, Lychnis alba	bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx
	wild pink, Silene caroliniana	perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
Broader	flower	A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
Spanish	campion, colleja, silene
Catalan	campion, Campion, silene

English > *catchfly*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone.
Synonym	lychnis
Member of	genus Lychnis	genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene
Narrower	mullein pink, rose campion, gardener's delight, dusty miller, Lychnis coronaria	An old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
	ragged robin, cuckoo flower, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychins floscuculi	Common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals
	scarlet lychnis, maltese cross, Lychins chalcedonica	Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
Broader	flower	A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
Spanish	lychnis

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