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dionaea

  • /ˌdaɪəˈniːə/

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From translingual Dionaea, from Ancient Greek Διωναία (Diōnaía), a name of Aphrodite.

noun dionaeas

  1. archaic Venus flytrap He managed, in his enthusiasm, to kill several dionaeas by closing the traps with the tip of a pencil as soon as they opened, eventually exhausting them.

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"dionaea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dionaea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dionaea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dionaea

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"dionaea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dionaea.

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@misc{dionaea_2026,
  title = {dionaea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dionaea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}