Where does “蠅取草” come from?

蠅取草 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 草, from Middle Chinese 草.

蠅取草 (Japanese): Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Definitions

  1. Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Ancestry of “蠅取草”, step by step

蠅取草 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
2Middle Chinese草—

via Japanese 取る

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese取るto steal; take, pick up; to take

via English 蠅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English蠅—
Every word from Middle Chinese 草 →Every word from Japanese 草 →
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