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/ˈkæt͡ʃ.flaɪ/ · noun
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.
Use catchfly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Catchfly means Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions..
Common synonyms include lychnis, silene, campion.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“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.
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