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Venus fly trap

Venus fly trap is the alternative spelling of Venus flytrap.

Meaning of Venus flytrap

Noun

Venus flytrap (plural Venus flytraps)

  1. 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.
  2. A kind of barbed trap used in the Vietnam War.

Forms of Venus fly trap

pluralVenus fly traps

Questions about Venus fly trap

What is Venus fly trap the alternative spelling of?
Venus fly trap is the alternative spelling of Venus flytrap.

Words near Venus fly trap in the dictionary

  1. Venus clam
  2. Venus clams
  3. Venus comb
  4. Venus de Milo
  5. Venus figurine
  6. Venus fly trap
  7. Venus fly traps
  8. Venus flytrap
  9. Venus flytrap sea anemone
  10. Venus flytrap sea anemones
  11. Venus flytraps

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