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 the inner surface is provided with hairs that are sensitive to contact and cause the halves of the leaf to come together when touched
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