HyperDic: venus[s_flytraps

English > 1 sense of the expression Venus's flytraps:
NOUNplantVenus's flytraps, Venus's flytrap, Dionaea muscipulacarnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
English > Venus's flytraps: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningcarnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects.
SynonymsVenus's flytrap, Dionaea muscipula
Member ofDionaea, genus DionaeaA genus of the family Droseraceae
Broadercarnivorous plantplants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals

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