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venus flytrap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
venus fly-trap
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the savannas of North and South Carolina, with hinged leaves bordered with stiff hairs that close when an insect alights on them.

noun

A kind of barbed trap used in the Vietnam War.

Etymology

From Venus (after the resemblance of the leaves to a human vulva) + flytrap (after the insectivorous nature of the plant).

Inflected Forms

Venus flytraps (plural) Venus' flytrap (alternative) Venus fly trap (alternative) Venus's flytrap (alternative)

Phrases

penis fly trap Venus flytrap sea anemone

Frequently Paired Words

Droseraceae insectivore

Synonyms

tipitiwitchet dionaea

Questions

What does venus flytrap mean?
An insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the savannas of North and South Carolina, with hinged leaves bordered with stiff hairs that close when an insect alights on them.
Where does venus flytrap come from?
From Venus (after the resemblance of the leaves to a human vulva) + flytrap (after the insectivorous nature of the plant).

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