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INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS

INSEKTENFRESSENDE PFLANZEN

By Charles Darwin

Von Charles Darwin

CONTENTS

INHALT

DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.

AUSFÜHRLICHES INHALTSVERZEICHNIS.

INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS.

INSEKTENFRESSENDE PFLANZEN.

CHAPTER I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW.

KAPITEL I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA ODER DER GEMEINE SONNENTAU.

CHAPTER II. THE MOVEMENTS OF THE TENTACLES FROM THE CONTACT OF SOLID BODIES.

KAPITEL II. DIE BEWEGUNGEN DER TENTAKEL BEIM KONTAKT MIT FESTEN KÖRPERN.

CHAPTER III. AGGREGATION OF THE PROTOPLASM WITHIN THE CELLS OF THE TENTACLES.

KAPITEL III. AGGREGATION DES PROTOPLASMAS IN DEN ZELLEN DER TENTAKEL.

CHAPTER IV. THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ON THE LEAVES.

KAPITEL IV. DIE AUSWIRKUNGEN VON WÄRME AUF DIE BLÄTTER.

CHAPTER V. THE EFFECTS OF NON-NITROGENOUS AND NITROGENOUS ORGANIC FLUIDS ON THE LEAVES.

KAPITEL V. DIE AUSWIRKUNGEN VON NICHT-STICKSTOFFHALTIGEN UND STICKSTOFFHALTIGEN ORGANISCHEN FLÜSSIGKEITEN AUF DIE BLÄTTER.

CHAPTER VI. THE DIGESTIVE POWER OF THE SECRETION OF DROSERA.

KAPITEL VI. DIE VERDAUUNGSKRAFT DES SEKRETS DER DROSERA.

CHAPTER VII. THE EFFECTS OF SALTS OF AMMONIA.

KAPITEL VII. DIE AUSWIRKUNGEN VON AMMONIUMSALZEN.

CHAPTER VIII. THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS OTHER SALTS AND ACIDS ON THE LEAVES.

KAPITEL VIII. DIE AUSWIRKUNGEN VERSCHIEDENER ANDERER SALZE UND SÄUREN AUF DIE BLÄTTER.

CHAPTER IX. THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ALKALOID POISONS, OTHER SUBSTANCES AND VAPOURS.

KAPITEL IX. DIE AUSWIRKUNGEN BESTIMMTER ALKALOIDGIFTE, ANDERER SUBSTANZEN UND DÄMPFE.

CHAPTER X. ON THE SENSITIVENESS OF THE LEAVES, AND ON THE LINES OF TRANSMISSION OF THE MOTOR IMPULSE.

KAPITEL X. ÜBER DIE EMPFINDLICHKEIT DER BLÄTTER UND DIE ÜBERTRAGUNGSWEGE DES MOTORISCHEN IMPULSES.

CHAPTER XI. RECAPITULATION OF THE CHIEF OBSERVATIONS ON DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.

KAPITEL XI. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG DER WICHTIGSTEN BEOBACHTUNGEN AN DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.

CHAPTER XII. ON THE STRUCTURE AND MOVEMENTS OF SOME OTHER SPECIES OF DROSERA.

KAPITEL XII. ÜBER DEN BAU UND DIE BEWEGUNGEN EINIGER ANDERER DROSERA-ARTEN.

CHAPTER XIII. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.

KAPITEL XIII. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.

CHAPTER XIV. ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.

KAPITEL XIV. ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.

CHAPTER XV. DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—GLANDULAR HAIRS OF OTHER PLANTS—CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE DROSERACEÆ.

KAPITEL XV. DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—DRÜSENHAARE ANDERER PFLANZEN—ABSCHLIESSENDE BEMERKUNGEN ÜBER DIE DROSERACEAE.

CHAPTER XVI. PINGUICULA.

KAPITEL XVI. PINGUICULA.

CHAPTER XVII. UTRICULARIA.

KAPITEL XVII. UTRICULARIA.

CHAPTER XVIII. UTRICULARIA (continued).

KAPITEL XVIII. UTRICULARIA (Fortsetzung).

CONCLUSION.

SCHLUSS.

INDEX.

REGISTER.

DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.

AUSFÜHRLICHES INHALTSVERZEICHNIS.

Vocabulary

INSEKTENFRESSENDE
Insect-eating; describing plants that consume insects
PFLANZEN
Plants; living organisms that photosynthesize
Von
By or from; preposition indicating authorship or origin
INHALT
Contents or content; what is included inside something
AUSFÜHRLICHES
Detailed or comprehensive; thorough in scope
INHALTSVERZEICHNIS
Table of contents; list of chapters in a book
KAPITEL
Chapter; a major division of a book
ODER
Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
DER
The; definite article for masculine or genitive nouns
GEMEINE
Common; ordinary or widespread in nature
SONNENTAU
Sundew; carnivorous plant with sticky glandular hairs
DIE
The; definite article for feminine or plural nouns
BEWEGUNGEN
Movements; physical motions or acts of moving
TENTAKEL
Tentacles; flexible appendages used for grasping or sensing
BEIM
Upon or during; contraction of bei dem
KONTAKT
Contact; physical touching or interaction between objects
MIT
With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
FESTEN
Solid or firm; describing objects with rigid physical form
KÖRPERN
Bodies or objects; physical material entities
AGGREGATION
Aggregation; clustering or gathering of particles together
DES
Of the; genitive definite article for masculine or neuter
IN
In or into; preposition indicating location or direction
DEN
The; definite article in dative plural or accusative masculine
ZELLEN
Cells; basic structural units of living organisms
AUSWIRKUNGEN
Effects or impacts; consequences resulting from something
VON
Of or from; preposition indicating origin or cause
WÄRME
Heat or warmth; thermal energy or elevated temperature
AUF
On or upon; preposition indicating surface or effect
BLÄTTER
Leaves; flat green parts of a plant
NICHT
Not; negation particle in German sentences
STICKSTOFFHALTIGEN
Nitrogenous; containing or composed of nitrogen
UND
And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses
ORGANISCHEN
Organic; relating to carbon-based or living-derived substances
FLÜSSIGKEITEN
Liquids or fluids; substances that flow freely
VERDAUUNGSKRAFT
Digestive power; ability to break down food substances
SEKRETS
Secretion; fluid produced and released by glands
VERSCHIEDENER
Various or different; of several differing kinds
ANDERER
Other; belonging to a different category or group
SALZE
Salts; ionic chemical compounds formed from acids and bases
SÄUREN
Acids; corrosive substances with low pH values
BESTIMMTER
Certain or specific; of a particular defined kind
SUBSTANZEN
Substances; materials or compounds with distinct properties
DÄMPFE
Vapors or fumes; gaseous forms of substances
ÜBER
About or over; preposition indicating topic or position
EMPFINDLICHKEIT
Sensitivity; degree of responsiveness to stimuli
ÜBERTRAGUNGSWEGE
Transmission pathways; routes through which signals travel
MOTORISCHEN
Motor; relating to movement or muscular activity
IMPULSES
Impulse; a signal or stimulus triggering a response
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG
Summary; a brief recounting of main points
WICHTIGSTEN
Most important; superlative form of wichtig
BEOBACHTUNGEN
Observations; recorded results of watching or studying something
AN
At or on; preposition indicating position or reference
BAU
Structure or construction; the way something is built
EINIGER
Some or several; referring to a few of something
ARTEN
Species or types; distinct kinds of organisms
DRÜSENHAARE
Glandular hairs; hair-like secreting structures on plants
ABSCHLIESSENDE
Concluding or closing; final remarks wrapping up discussion
BEMERKUNGEN
Remarks or comments; observations or notes made about something
Fortsetzung
Continuation; the carrying on of something already begun
SCHLUSS
Conclusion or end; the final part of something
REGISTER
Index; alphabetical list for locating content in a book
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