Venus's-flytrap

Venus's-flytrap
Ve′nus's-fly′trap
n.
pln an insectivorous bog plant, Dionaea muscipula, of the sundew family, native to the Carolinas, having spiny-edged leaves divided in halves that snap shut when sensitive hairs on their inner surface are touched
Etymology: 1760–70, amer.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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