Noun: genlisea
- Rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle to form traps; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs
"Genlisea is sometimes called the corkscrew plant due to its unique trapping mechanism"
Type of: carnivorous plant
Part of: genus Genlisea
Encyclopedia: Genlisea