| dionaea | (n) a genus of the family Droseraceae, Syn. genus Dionaea |
| venus's flytrap | (n) carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects, Syn. Venus's flytraps, Dionaea muscipula |
| Dionaea | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a name of Aphrodite. ] (Bot.) An insectivorous plant. See Venus's flytrap. [ 1913 Webster ] |