Venus's-flytrap

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vē′nə siz flī′trap′)

Ve•nus's-fly•trap (vē′nə siz flī′trap′),USA pronunciation n.

a carnivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, native to bogs of North and South Carolina, having roundish leaves with two lobes that close like a trap when certain delicate hairs on them are irritated, as by a fly: the range is now reduced, though the plants are still locally abundant. Also called Ve′nus fly′trap.

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Venus's-flytrap, Venus flytrap n

an insectivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, of Carolina, having hinged two-lobed leaves that snap closed when the sensitive hairs on the surface are touched: family Droseraceae
See also sundew, pitcher plant, butterwort

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