Used in a Sentence

flytrap

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flytrap.

Editorial note

I hope there's a mad scientist somewhere, making a cross-genetic venus flytrap that also produces capsaicin and nicotine.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The Venus flytrap, an insectivorous plant.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of flytrap gathered in one view.

noun

The Venus flytrap, an insectivorous plant.

noun

A trap built to catch flies.

noun

The spreading dogbane.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flytrap.

noun

The Venus flytrap, an insectivorous plant.

noun

A trap built to catch flies.

noun

The spreading dogbane.

noun

(botany) Any contrivance by which a plant catches insects, such as pitchers or tentacles.

Example sentences

1

I hope there's a mad scientist somewhere, making a cross-genetic venus flytrap that also produces capsaicin and nicotine.

2

This is the same flytrap that catches liberals who rush in to defend Chomsky or Žižek after they make a vague and absent-minded claim.

3

I had the idea that maybe it was actually a flytrap for large companies!

4

So how do I set up an instance of this beautiful flytrap?

5

YC is more of a flytrap for potential investees).

6

While parasitoid oviposition is extremely ordinary (in fact, by far the most common reproductive habit by species count) in wasps, these 'Venus flytrap,' 'labioid' accessory structures are almost totally novel among not just wasps but all insects.

7

The ordinary fungus in the air, which has a tough time invading grass or tree or tobacco or pepper roots (because they have extensive defences, like capsaicin), lands in the rich soil of pretty-much helpless flytrap roots, and has a buffet.

8

While there are a few plants capable of infrequent fast movements, like the Venus flytrap, they use special tricks for creating tension in an elastic structure, like when drawing a bow, which would not be suitable for sustaining a sequence of movements.

9

It currently works by letting hosted users forward spam messages to a flytrap account, and then the daemon runs, reads the forwarded message, tracks down the original in the user's mail directory, does a whois on the origin in the mail headers, consults its logs, and then adds a temporary network-wide blackhole to iptables.

Proper noun examples

1

Abgoosht/Dizi is my favorite Iranian dish - but unfortunately the only place in SF that serves it is Flytrap, in SoMa.

2

I tried it recently and it's not quite the traditional Dizi that one might hope for (Flytrap is kind of fusion-Persian food).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use flytrap in a sentence?

I hope there's a mad scientist somewhere, making a cross-genetic venus flytrap that also produces capsaicin and nicotine.

What does flytrap mean?

The Venus flytrap, an insectivorous plant.

What part of speech is flytrap?

flytrap is commonly used as noun.