dionaea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a genus of the family Droseraceae
    genus Dionaea.

WordNet


Di`o*næ"a noun (Also<
  • Dionaea
  • Dionæa
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a name of Aphrodite.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An insectivorous plant. See Venus's flytrap.

Webster 1913