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Venus' flytrap |
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Venus' flytrap [′vē·nəs ′flī‚trap] (botany) Dionaea muscipula.An insectivorous plant (order Sarraceniales) of North and South Carolina; the two halves of a leaf blade can swing upward and inward as though hinged, thus trapping insects between the closing halves of the leaf blade. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It lies still on the bottom, the marine version of Venus' flytrap, until an unsuspecting critter swims within range of its deadly maw. If you ever brought a Venus' flytrap home from the nursery only to see it blacken and die a short time later, you are not alone; nearly every curious gardener, including the writer of this column, has killed a Venus' flytrap at one time or another. has pried open the jaws of his Venus' flytrap to see it. |
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