also: はえじごく
noun
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
ハエジゴクは虫を捕まえる植物です。
The Venus flytrap is a plant that catches insects.
ハエジゴクの葉が閉じる様子は面白い。
The way the Venus flytrap's leaves close is interesting.
Synonym for Venus flytrap; ハエトリグサ is also common and may be preferred in some contexts.
Compound of 蠅 (hae, 'fly') and 地獄 (jigoku, 'hell'), literally 'fly hell', referring to the plant's trapping mechanism. The exact origin of the name is uncertain, but it is a calque or direct translation of the English 'Venus flytrap' or similar descriptive terms.