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)

1. (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.