dionaea

[ dahy-uh-nee-uh ]

/ ˌdaɪ əˈni ə /

the Venus's-flytrap.

Origin of dionaea

< New Latin Dionaea (1773), the genus name < Greek Diōnaía, feminine of Diōnaîos pertaining to Diṓnē a metronymic name for Aphrodite; see Dione

For even a serpent has been known to swallow its tail, and Dionaea had no desire to know if Baena could do that trick.

Daughter of the Night |Richard S. Shaver
It is an endless subject, and I must cut it short, and for this reason shall not do much on Dionaea.

The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) |Charles Darwin
Came that day which was the time appointed by Diana Triformis for her visit to Dionaea.

Daughter of the Night |Richard S. Shaver
A great laugh broke from him to see the reptilian change the grafting had wrought in Dionaea's beauty.

Daughter of the Night |Richard S. Shaver

We do not hesitate to class amongst vegetables the Drosera, the Dionaea, the Pinguicula, which are insectivorous plants.

Creative Evolution |Henri Bergson