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Venus's-flytrap
(Encyclopedia)Venus's-flytrap, insectivorous or carnivorous bog plant (Dionaea muscipula) native to the Carolina savannas and now widely cultivated as a novelty. The leaves, borne in a low rosette, resemble bear tr...sundew
(Encyclopedia)sundew: see Venus's-flytrap.waterwheel, plant
(Encyclopedia)waterwheel, plant: see Venus's-flytrap. ...insectivorous plants
(Encyclopedia)insectivorous plants: see bladderwort; pitcher plant; Venus's-flytrap. ...carnivorous plants
(Encyclopedia)carnivorous plants: see bladderwort; pitcher plant; Venus's-flytrap. ...pitcher plant
(Encyclopedia)pitcher plant, any of several insectivorous plants with leaves adapted for trapping insects. Each leaf forms a “pitcher,” a somewhat trumpet-shaped enclosure, usually containing a liquid. An insec...Browse by Subject
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