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Venus flytrap

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the coastal plain of the Carolinas. It has hinged two-lobed leaves that close to entrap insects that land on them.

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  • noun An insectivorous plant of the savannas of North and South Carolina, Dionaea muscipula; the leaves are hinged and bordered with stiff hairs, and close when an insect alights on them.

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  1. Droseraceae
  2. carnivorous plant
  3. insectivore

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  • ruzuzu commented on the word Venus flytrap

    "A carnivorous plant that catches no insects at all will rarely die, although its growth may be impaired. In general, these plants are best left to their own devices: after underwatering with tap-water, the most common cause of Venus flytrap death is prodding the traps to watch them close and feeding them cheese and other inappropriate items."

    --Wikipedia's Carnivorous Plant page

    October 17, 2011