About The Word Flytrap
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Flytrap
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What's The Definition Of Flytrap?
[n] a trap for catching flies
Synonyms | Synonyms for Flytrap: Related Terms | Find terms related to Flytrap: See Also | trap Flytrap In Webster's Dictionary \Fly"trap\, n.
1. A trap for catching flies.
2. (Bot.) A plant {(Dion[ae]a 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.
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