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Dionaea muscipula

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Noun1.Dionaea muscipulaDionaea muscipula - carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
Venus's flytrap, Venus's flytraps
carnivorous plant - plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals
Dionaea, genus Dionaea - a genus of the family Droseraceae


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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).
Snappy meals by Williams, David B. / Science World
27 Nature, researchers offer a possible explanation: With its peculiar leaf geometry, the flytrap Dionaea muscipula achieves fast, springlike action that's usually off-limits to plant tissue.
In a snap: leaf geometry drives Venus flytrap's bite by Weiss, P. / Science News
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