dionaea
[ dahy-uh-nee-uh ]
noun
the Venus flytrap.
Origin of dionaea
1<New Latin Dionaea (1773), the genus name <Greek Diōnaía, feminine of Diōnaîos pertaining to Diṓnē a metronymic name for Aphrodite; see Dione
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How to use dionaea in a sentence
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 DarwinIt is an aquatic dionaea, which has acquired some structures identical with those of Utricularia!
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) | Charles DarwinCame that day which was the time appointed by Diana Triformis for her visit to dionaea.
Daughter of the Night | Richard S. ShaverDruga related to Eos all the events that had transpired since the lopping off of dionaea's head.
Daughter of the Night | Richard S. ShaverHe lay there all night, waiting for his own life's blood to reanimate the mind of dionaea.
Daughter of the Night | Richard S. Shaver
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