• (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/catchfly/
Catch'fly noun (Botany) 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/35