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Venus's-flytrap

or Ve·nus's fly·trap

[ vee-nuh-siz-flahy-trap ]

noun

  1. former names of the Venus flytrap.

Venus's-flytrap

noun

  1. See butterwort, pitcher plant, sundew
    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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Venus's-flytrap1

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80

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