| 单词 | venus's-flytrap |
| 释义 | Venus's-flytrap in British English or Venus flytrap 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 See also sundew, pitcher plant, butterwortVenus's-flytrap in American English (ˈvinəsɪzˈflaiˌtræp) 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 are still locally abundant Also called: Venus flytrap Word origin [1760–70, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1760–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: broadcast, genre, icing, lockup, right of way |
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