Dionaea

//ˌdaɪəˈniːə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Venus flytrap archaic

    "He managed, in his enthusiasm, to kill several dionaeas by closing the traps with the tip of a pencil as soon as they opened, eventually exhausting them."

Etymology

From translingual Dionaea, from Ancient Greek Διωναία (Diōnaía), a name of Aphrodite.

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