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Dionaea

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A genus of carnivorous plants in the family Droseraceae, comprising the Venus flytrap.

The botanist kept a specimen of dionaea on her windowsill to catch the flies.

Pronunciation

Syllables

di·o·nae·a

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Synonyms

venus flytrap

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Five of its seven letters are vowels - very vowel-heavy, useful if you have many vowels

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Scrabble

Dumps four vowels from your rack but has a low base score - a tactical vowel release

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