catchfly

catchfly is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 22 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects adhere. The species of Silene are examples of the catchfly.
2. noun. mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone

   Synonyms: lychnis

3. noun. any plant of the genus Silene

   Synonyms: campion, silene

Synonyms

lychnis, campion, silene

Common word forms

catchflies

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