- Venus’ fly-trap
- (Note apos.)
Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors. 2013.
Venus’ fly-trap
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Venus fly·trap — / ˈflaıˌtræp/ noun, pl ⋯ traps [count] : a plant that has the tip of each leaf formed into a trap for capturing insects which it eats … Useful english dictionary
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Venus's-flytrap — /vee neuh siz fluy trap /, n. a 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… … Universalium
Trap — A trap is a device or tactic intended to harm, capture, detect, or inconvenience a human or animal intruder, or animal pest or game. Traps may be physical objects, such as cages or snares, or metaphorical concepts. Physical trapsExamples of… … Wikipedia
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venus's-flytrap — noun (plural venus s flytraps) Usage: usually capitalized V : an insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the family Droseraceae found on the coast of the Carolinas and having the leaf apex modified into a ciliate margined insect trap of which… … Useful english dictionary
