also: ハエトリソウ · はえとりぐさ · はえとりそう
Venus flytrap
Refers specifically to the carnivorous plant Dionaea muscipula. Commonly written in katakana.
The Venus flytrap is known for catching insects.
His hobby is growing Venus flytraps.
Alternate katakana spelling with ソウ instead of グサ; less common but still encountered.
Hiragana spelling; readable but less common than katakana.
Hiragana spelling with そう; less common.
Rare kanji form using 蠅 (fly) and 草 (plant).
Rare kanji form, variant of 蠅取り草.
Compound of 蠅 (hae, 'fly') + 取り (tori, 'catching') + 草 (kusa, 'plant'), literally 'fly-catching plant'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the name describes its insectivorous nature.