Venus flytrap

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Venus flytrap or Venus' flytrap also Venus's flytrap

An insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the coastal plain of the Carolinas, having sensitive, hinged, marginally bristled, two-lobed leaf blades that close and entrap insects.

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Venus flytrap

n → Venusfliegenfalle f

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