单词 | venus's-flytrap |
释义 | Venus's-flytrap[ vee-nuh-siz-flahy-trap ] / ˈvi nə sɪzˈflaɪˌtræp / nouna 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. Origin of Venus's-flytrapAn Americanism dating back to 1760–70 Words nearby Venus's-flytrapVenus de Milo, Venus figure, Venus hairstone, Venusian, Venus's flower basket, Venus's-flytrap, Venus's girdle, Venus's-hair, Venus shell, Venus's looking glass, Venus statuette Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Venus's-flytrapVenus's-flytrap Venus flytrapnounan insectivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, of Carolina, having hinged two-lobed leaves that snap closed when the sensitive hairs on the surface are touched: family DroseraceaeSee also sundew, pitcher plant, butterwort Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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