flytrap Who acts: flytrap, leaves, plant, device, Flytraps, soil · What happens: be, snap, catch, digest, mean, shut · To what, where: plant, flies, device, open mouth, Venus flytrap, insects · Speech: someone speaks here
«flytrap» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: flytrap in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A flytrap, or Venus flytrap, is a plant whose leaves snap shut like jaws to catch flies and other insects, which it then digests.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj punct cc compound conj punct cop det nmod:poss nsubj acl:relcl xcomp case obl mark advcl obj cc amod conj punct obj nsubj advmod conj punct root A DET flytrap NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ Venus PROPN flytrap NOUN , PUNCT is AUX a DET plant NOUN whose PRON leaves NOUN snap VERB shut ADJ like ADP jaws NOUN to PART catch VERB flies NOUN and CCONJ other ADJ insects NOUN , PUNCT which PRON it PRON then ADV digests VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flytrap det 2 flytrap flytrap NOUN Number=Sing 10 plant nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 flytrap punct 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 flytrap cc 5 Venus Venus PROPN Number=Sing 6 flytrap compound 6 flytrap flytrap NOUN Number=Sing 2 flytrap conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 flytrap punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 plant cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 plant det 10 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 12 leaves nmod:poss 12 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 13 snap nsubj 13 snap snap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 plant acl:relcl 14 shut shut ADJ Degree=Pos 13 snap xcomp 15 like like ADP _ 16 jaws case 16 jaws jaw NOUN Number=Plur 13 snap obl 17 to to PART _ 18 catch mark 18 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 snap advcl 19 flies fly NOUN Number=Plur 18 catch obj 20 and and CCONJ _ 22 insects cc 21 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 22 insects amod 22 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 19 flies conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 27 digests punct 24 which which PRON PronType=Rel 27 digests obj 25 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 27 digests nsubj 26 then then ADV PronType=Dem 27 digests advmod 27 digests digest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 flies conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 10 plant punct
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1 is a present a flytrap or Venus flytrap a plant tree rules 2 snap present leaves like jaws; shut property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 catch to-infinitive leaves not said here flies and other insects vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Theme 4 digest present plant flies and other insects then tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 A flytrap can also be any device that catches flies, like a sticky strip.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj aux advmod cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct case det amod obl punct root A DET flytrap NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX any DET device NOUN that PRON catches VERB flies NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET sticky ADJ strip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flytrap det 2 flytrap flytrap NOUN Number=Sing 7 device nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 device aux 4 also also ADV _ 7 device advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 device cop 6 any any DET PronType=Ind 7 device det 7 device device NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 catches nsubj 9 catches catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 device acl:relcl 10 flies fly NOUN Number=Plur 9 catches obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 strip punct 12 like like ADP _ 15 strip case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 strip det 14 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 15 strip amod 15 strip strip NOUN Number=Sing 9 catches obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 device punct
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1 is a can a flytrap any device tree rules 2 catch present any device flies like a sticky strip vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: slang, humorous — kept apart, not parsed.
«Flytrap» can jokingly mean a person's open mouth.
punct nsubj punct aux advmod det nmod:poss case amod obj punct root « PUNCT Flytrap NOUN » PUNCT can AUX jokingly ADV mean VERB a DET person NOUN 's PART open ADJ mouth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Flytrap punct 2 Flytrap flytrap NOUN Number=Sing 6 mean nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Flytrap punct 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 5 jokingly jokingly ADV _ 6 mean advmod 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 11 mouth nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 person case 10 open open ADJ Degree=Pos 11 mouth amod 11 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 6 mean obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 mean can Flytrap a person's open mouth jokingly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Topic
Example 1 The Venus flytrap snapped shut on the fly.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET Venus PROPN flytrap NOUN snapped VERB shut VERB on ADP the DET fly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 flytrap det 2 Venus Venus PROPN Number=Sing 3 flytrap compound 3 flytrap flytrap NOUN Number=Sing 5 shut nsubj:pass 4 snapped snap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 shut aux:pass 5 shut shut VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 fly case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fly det 8 fly fly NOUN Number=Sing 5 shut obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 shut punct
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1 shut past · passive the Venus flytrap on the fly vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient
Example 2 Flytraps catch insects because their soil has few nutrients.
nsubj obj mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl amod obj punct root Flytraps NOUN catch VERB insects NOUN because SCONJ their PRON soil NOUN has VERB few ADJ nutrients NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Flytraps flytrap NOUN Number=Plur 2 catch nsubj 2 catch catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 2 catch obj 4 because because SCONJ _ 7 has mark 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 soil nmod:poss 6 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 7 has nsubj 7 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 catch advcl 8 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 9 nutrients amod 9 nutrients nutrient NOUN Number=Plur 7 has obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 catch punct
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1 catch present Flytraps insects vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Theme 2 have present Flytraps's soil few nutrients vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nutrient=Patient 3 soil Flytraps = flytrap nom soil «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 Don't poke the flytrap with your finger — it wastes its energy.
aux advmod det obj case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj parataxis nmod:poss obj punct root Do AUX n't PART poke VERB the DET flytrap NOUN with ADP your PRON finger NOUN — PUNCT it PRON wastes VERB its PRON energy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 poke aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 poke advmod 3 poke poke VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 flytrap det 5 flytrap flytrap NOUN Number=Sing 3 poke obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 finger case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 finger nmod:poss 8 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 3 poke obl 9 — - PUNCT _ 11 wastes punct 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 wastes nsubj 11 wastes waste VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 poke parataxis 12 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 energy nmod:poss 13 energy energy NOUN Number=Sing 11 wastes obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 poke punct
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1 not poke imperative · do-support you not said here the flytrap with your finger vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.instsrument»: agent=Agent flytrap=Theme with finger=Instrument 2 waste present flytrap flytrap's energy vn destroy-44 «NP.instrument V NP»: agent=Instrument energy=Patient
Example 4 Our class grew a flytrap on the windowsill.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Our PRON class NOUN grew VERB a DET flytrap NOUN on ADP the DET windowsill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 grew nsubj 3 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 flytrap det 5 flytrap flytrap NOUN Number=Sing 3 grew obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 windowsill case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 windowsill det 8 windowsill windowsill NOUN Number=Sing 3 grew obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 grew punct
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1 grow past Our class a flytrap the windowsill vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location flytrap=Theme
Example 5 The trap reopens after about a week once the insect is digested.
det nsubj case advmod det obl mark det nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root The DET trap NOUN reopens VERB after ADP about ADV a DET week NOUN once SCONJ the DET insect NOUN is AUX digested VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 trap det 2 trap trap NOUN Number=Sing 3 reopens nsubj 3 reopens reopen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after ADP _ 7 week case 5 about about ADV _ 7 week advmod 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 week det 7 week week NOUN Number=Sing 3 reopens obl 8 once once SCONJ _ 12 digested mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 insect det 10 insect insect NOUN Number=Sing 12 digested nsubj:pass 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 digested aux:pass 12 digested digest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 reopens advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 reopens punct
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1 reopen present the trap week vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 digest present · passive the insect tree rules
Example 6 Dad hung a sticky flytrap in the kitchen.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root Dad NOUN hung VERB a DET sticky ADJ flytrap NOUN in ADP the DET kitchen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 hung nsubj 2 hung hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 flytrap det 4 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 5 flytrap amod 5 flytrap flytrap NOUN Number=Sing 2 hung obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 kitchen case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 kitchen det 8 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 2 hung obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 hung punct
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1 hang past Dad a sticky flytrap the kitchen vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flytrap=Theme in kitchen=Destination
Example 7 «Shut your flytrap!» said the cartoon pirate rudely.
punct ccomp nmod:poss obj punct punct det compound obj advmod punct root « PUNCT Shut VERB your PRON flytrap NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB the DET cartoon NOUN pirate NOUN rudely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Shut punct 2 Shut shut VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 said ccomp 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 flytrap nmod:poss 4 flytrap flytrap NOUN Number=Sing 2 Shut obj 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Shut punct 6 » » PUNCT _ 2 Shut punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 pirate det 9 cartoon cartoon NOUN Number=Sing 10 pirate compound 10 pirate pirate NOUN Number=Sing 7 said obj 11 rudely rudely ADV _ 7 said advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 shut in a quote infinitive your flytrap vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent flytrap=Patient 2 say speech: express past the cartoon pirate rudely property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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