DIONAEA MUSCIPULA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Dionaea muscipula mean? • DIONAEA MUSCIPULA (noun)
The noun DIONAEA MUSCIPULA has 1 sense:
1. carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
Familiarity information: DIONAEA MUSCIPULA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIONAEA MUSCIPULA (noun)
Meaning:
Carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Dionaea muscipula; Venus's flytrap; Venus's flytraps
Hypernyms ("Dionaea muscipula" is a kind of...):
carnivorous plant (plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals)
Holonyms ("Dionaea muscipula" is a member of...):
Dionaea; genus Dionaea (a genus of the family Droseraceae)
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