sticky catchfly

noun

Silene viscaria (clammy campion, red German catchfly), in family Caryophyllaceae, with purple flowers and a sticky stem.

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Meanings

nounsticky catchfly (plural sticky catchflies)

plural sticky catchflies

  1. Any of several species of flowering plants in tribe Sileneae with sticky parts:
    1. Silene viscaria (clammy campion, red German catchfly), in family Caryophyllaceae, with purple flowers and a sticky stem.
    2. Silene caroliniana (wild pink), native to eastern North America
    3. Silene koreana, native to Korea
    4. Silene nuda (western fringed catchfly), native to California, Oregon and Nevada in North America
    5. Viscaria vulgaris (clammy campion), native to Europe

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wild pink
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APA

sticky catchfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sticky%20catchfly

MLA

“sticky catchfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sticky%20catchfly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sticky catchfly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sticky%20catchfly.

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