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Meaning of sticky catchfly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

sticky currant sticky dog sticky end sticky fingers sticky foam sticky note