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Venus flytrap
noun Venus fly·trap \-ˈflī-ˌtrap\
: a plant that has the tip of each leaf formed into a trap for capturing insects which it eats
Full Definition of VENUS FLYTRAP
: an insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the sundew family of the Carolina coast with the leaf apex modified into an insect trap —called also Venus's-flytrap
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First Known Use of VENUS FLYTRAP
1930
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