dionaea
American
[dahy-uh-nee-uh]
/ ˌdaɪ əˈni ə /
noun
Etymology
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
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