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Synonyms for catchfly

Most common

campion silene lychnis

All synonyms

Noun

1. Campion

campion, silene

Other

lychnis

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.

Related words

Phrases
sticky catchfly

Forms

Plural
catchflies → campions, silenes, lychnises…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
catchflysteady
campionrising
silenerising
lychnissteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
silene
7 letters
campion3, lychnis

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (campion3 = 3 syllables).