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dionaea

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[dahy-uh-nee-uh] / ˌdaɪ əˈni ə /

noun

  1. the Venus flytrap.

Etymology

Origin of dionaea

< New Latin Dionaea (1773), the genus name < Greek Diōnaía, feminine of Diōnaîos pertaining to Diṓnē a metronymic name for Aphrodite; see Dione

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