dionaea

See also: Dionaea

English

Etymology

From translingual Dionaea, from Ancient Greek Διωναία (Diōnaía), a name of Aphrodite.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪəˈniːə/
Rhymes: -iːə

Noun

dionaea (plural dionaeas)

(botany, now rare) Venus flytrap
- 2001, The Garden, volume 126, page 258:
  He managed, in his enthusiasm, to kill several dionaeas by closing the traps with the tip of a pencil as soon as they opened, eventually exhausting them.

References

“dionæa”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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