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Noun catchfly has 2 senses
  1. silene, campion, catchfly - any plant of the genus Silene
    --1 is a kind of flower
    --1 is a member of genus Silene
    --1 has particulars:
     moss campion, Silene acaulis; wild pink, Silene caroliniana; red campion, red bird's eye, Silene dioica, Lychnis dioica; white campion, evening lychnis, white cockle, bladder campion, Silene latifolia, Lychnis alba; fire pink, Silene virginica; bladder campion, Silene uniflora, Silene vulgaris
  2. lychnis, catchfly - mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
    --2 is a kind of flower
    --2 is a member of genus Lychnis
    --2 has particulars:
     ragged robin, cuckoo flower, Lychnis flos-cuculi, Lychins floscuculi; scarlet lychnis, maltese cross, Lychins chalcedonica; mullein pink, rose campion, gardener's delight, dusty miller, Lychnis coronaria
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