Venus flytrap
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Venus flytrap
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From Venus (after the resemblance of the leaves to a human vulva) + flytrap (after the insectivorous nature of the plant).
noun Venus flytraps · Venus' flytrap · Venus fly trap · Venus's flytrap
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An insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the savannas of North and South Carolina, with hinged leaves bordered with stiff hairs that close when an insect alights on them.
Similar: tipitiwitchet, dionaea
- A kind of barbed trap used in the Vietnam War.
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noun Dionaea muscipula
| 한국어 | 파리지옥 parijiok |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 蠅取草 haetorigusa |
| 中文 | 捕蠅草 /捕蝇草 bǔyíngcǎo |
| Português | planta-carnívora, dioneia, apanha-moscas, papa-moscas |
| Français | dionée |
| Deutsch | Venusfliegenfalle |
| Italiano | dionea, acchiappamosche, venere acchiappamosche, pigliamosche |
| Ελληνικά | διωναία dionaía |
| Tiếng Việt | bẫy kẹp |
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title = {Venus flytrap},
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