A campion or similar plant of the pink family, with a sticky stem.
捕蝇植物，剪秋罗属植物；石竹科类似植物
Silene, Lychnis, and other genera, family Caryophyllaceae
Example sentencesExamples
A member of the carnation family, Spalding's catchfly is a long-lived perennial herb with small greenish-white flowers.
A large number of wild flowers have been planted, including sticky catchfly, dropwort and meadow crane's bill and the trees include prunis, oak, rowan and lime.
On November 17, the Service proposed to list Spalding's catchfly as a threatened species.
Definition of catchfly in US English:
catchfly
nounˈkeCHˌflīˈkɛtʃˌflaɪ
A campion or similar plant of the pink family, with a sticky stem.
捕蝇植物，剪秋罗属植物；石竹科类似植物
Silene, Lychnis, and other genera, family Caryophyllaceae
Example sentencesExamples
A large number of wild flowers have been planted, including sticky catchfly, dropwort and meadow crane's bill and the trees include prunis, oak, rowan and lime.
A member of the carnation family, Spalding's catchfly is a long-lived perennial herb with small greenish-white flowers.
On November 17, the Service proposed to list Spalding's catchfly as a threatened species.