noun
insectivorous leaf; trap leaf
Botanical term for a leaf specialized to capture insects, as in carnivorous plants.
食虫植物の捕虫葉は、虫を捕らえるために独特の形をしている。
The insectivorous leaves of carnivorous plants have a unique shape for catching insects.
Compound of 捕虫 (insect-catching) and 葉 (leaf). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward modern botanical coinage.