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Venus’s flytrap
Ve·nus's fly·trap
or
Ve·nus fly·trap
noun
Definition:
insect-eating plant:
an insect-eating plant that has leaves ending in hinged lobes that spring shut, entrapping the insect. Native to: North and South Carolina. Latin name
Dionaea muscipula
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