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venus's-flytrap

Ve·nus's-fly·trap
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vee-nuh-siz-flahy-trap]
    • /ˈvi nə sɪzˈflaɪˌtræp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vee-nuh-siz-flahy-trap]
    • /ˈvi nə sɪzˈflaɪˌtræp/

Definitions of venus's-flytrap word

  • noun venus's-flytrap 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. 1
  • noun venus's-flytrap 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 0
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Origin of venus's-flytrap

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1760-70

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