DIONAEA


Meaning of DIONAEA in English

/duy'euh nee"euh/ , n.

the Venus's-flytrap.

[ Dionaea (1773), the genus name Dionaía, fem. of Dionaîos pertaining to Dióne a metronymic name for Aphrodite; see DIONE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .