Venus's Flytrap (Noun)
Meaning
Carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The unique structure of the Venus's flytrap allows it to capture and digest insects in the nutrient-poor soil of the coastal plains.
- Venus's flytrap is a carnivorous plant that obtains essential nutrients by consuming insects that land on its leaves.
- In the wild, Venus's flytrap typically grows in bogs and savannas along the coast of the Carolinas.
- The sensitive trigger hairs on the Venus's flytrap leaf enable it to quickly snap shut around an unsuspecting insect.
- A Venus's flytrap can capture an insect in as little as 0.1 seconds once the leaves are triggered.