genus Dionaea

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Dionaea - a genus of the family Droseraceae Dionaeadicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationDroseraceae, family Droseraceae, sundew family - a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubsDionaea muscipula, Venus's flytrap, Venus's flytraps - carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects