also: はえじごく
Venus flytrap
Refers to the carnivorous plant Dionaea muscipula. Often written in katakana as ハエジゴク.
See also: ハエトリグサ
The Venus flytrap is a plant that catches insects.
The way the Venus flytrap's leaves close is interesting.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in older or specialized texts.
Formed from 蠅 “fly” and 地獄 “hell,” vividly describing a plant that traps and kills flies.