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Dionaea

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Di`o`nae´a
n.1.(Bot.) An insectivorous plant. See Venus's flytrap.
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Noun1.Dionaea - a genus of the family DroseraceaeDionaea - a genus of the family Droseraceae    
genus Dionaea
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Droseraceae, family Droseraceae, sundew family - a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs
Dionaea muscipula, Venus's flytrap, Venus's flytraps - carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
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An international team of researchers used high-speed photography to capture the moves of the flytrap, Dionaea muscipula (DIE-oh-NAY-ah muhs-KIH-pew-la).
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