noun
carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
• Syn: ↑Venus's flytraps, ↑Dionaea muscipula
• Hypernyms: ↑carnivorous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dionaea, ↑genus Dionaea
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Venus flytrap or Venus's flytrap noun
An insectivorous plant with hinged leaves that snap shut on insects that land on them
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Main Entry: ↑Venus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.