Meaning Of The Word Venus's-flytrap

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Venus's-flytrap? Find Venus's-flytrap meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Venus's-flytrap Meaning

Venus's-flytrap Definition
Venus's-flytrap Definition

What's The Definition Of Venus's-flytrap?

Venus's-flytrap in American English
noun: 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 ar

Venus's-flytrap in British English
noun: 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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Gooney bird ‐ noun: any of several albatrosses, esp. the black-footed…
  • Justitia ‐ noun: the ancient Roman personification…
  • Ultrarealist ‐ noun: a proponent of…
  • Fernitickle ‐ noun; noun:…
  • Contract labor ‐ noun: labor coercible by the enforceable provisions…
  • Reattain ‐ to attain (a goal, aim, level of achievement…
  • Degree ‐ any of the successive steps or stages in a process…
  • Preconcert ‐ to arrange or settle beforehand, as by agreement…
  • Sapremia ‐ a form of blood poisoning caused by toxic products…
  • Cut someone some slack ‐ to be less demanding of someone; ease up on someone…