flytrap

Noun

Meaning

A plant (Dionaea muscipula), called also Venus's flytrap, the leaves of which are fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when certain hairs on their upper surface are touched, thus seizing insects that light on them. The insects so caught are afterwards digested by a secretion from the upper surface of the leaves.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kingbird mine battery trap ambush bait gin decoy flycatcher pitfall cobweb mousetrap birdlime mantrap peewit
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Hypernyms

trap

Phrases with the word

flytrap plant Venus flytrap sea anemone venus's flytrap portuguese flytrap

Examples

Flytrap Brewing Company, named after the native insectivorous plant, has been a proud supporter of the event for three years now. Source: Internet

Inspector Flytrap is a Venus flytrap who wants to be the greatest detective who ever lived. Source: Internet

The engineers have enabled the bots to roll, crawl, jump, and even snap together like a Venus flytrap to grasp a pill and then roll away with it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

flytip flytipper flytipping flytrap plant flyunder flyway