Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW.
DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, O EL ROCÍO DEL SOL COMÚN.
Number of insects captured—Description of the leaves and their appendages or tentacles— Preliminary sketch of the action of the various parts, and of the manner in which insects are captured—Duration of the inflection of the tentacles—Nature of the secretion—Manner in which insects are carried to the centre of the leaf—Evidence that the glands have the power of absorption—Small size of the roots.
Número de insectos capturados—Descripción de las hojas y sus apéndices o tentáculos—Bosquejo preliminar de la acción de las diversas partes, y de la manera en que los insectos son capturados—Duración de la inflexión de los tentáculos—Naturaleza de la secreción—Manera en que los insectos son llevados al centro de la hoja—Evidencia de que las glándulas tienen el poder de absorción—Pequeño tamaño de las raíces.
Vocabulary
- O
- Conjunction meaning 'or' connecting alternatives
- EL
- Definite article 'the' used with masculine nouns
- ROCÍO
- Dew; small water droplets forming on cool surfaces
- DEL
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- SOL
- The sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- COMÚN
- Common; ordinary, widespread, or frequently encountered
- Número
- Number; a count or quantity of something
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- insectos
- Insects; small six-legged invertebrate animals
- capturados
- Captured; caught or seized, past participle of capturar
- Descripción
- Description; a written or spoken account of something
- las
- Definite article 'the' used with feminine plural nouns
- hojas
- Leaves; flat green parts of a plant
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or phrases
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'its', or 'their'
- apéndices
- Appendages; extensions or projections attached to a main body
- tentáculos
- Tentacles; slender flexible organs used for grasping or sensing
- Bosquejo
- Sketch or outline; a preliminary draft or rough plan
- preliminar
- Preliminary; introductory or preparatory before the main subject
- acción
- Action; the process of doing or performing something
- diversas
- Various; several different kinds or types
- partes
- Parts; sections or portions of a whole
- manera
- Manner or way; the method in which something is done
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- los
- Definite article 'the' used with masculine plural nouns
- son
- Third person plural of 'ser'; they are
- Duración
- Duration; the length of time something lasts
- inflexión
- Inflection; a bend or curve; change in form or direction
- Naturaleza
- Nature; the natural world or the inherent character of something
- secreción
- Secretion; substance produced and released by a gland or cell
- Manera
- Manner or way; the method or style of doing something
- llevados
- Carried or brought; past participle of llevar
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- centro
- Center; the middle point or main part of something
- hoja
- Leaf; a flat green structure growing from a plant stem
- Evidencia
- Evidence; proof or indication that something is true
- glándulas
- Glands; organs that produce and secrete specific substances
- tienen
- They have; third person plural present tense of tener
- poder
- Power or ability; capacity to do or achieve something
- absorción
- Absorption; the process of taking in or soaking up substances
- Pequeño
- Small; little in size or extent
- tamaño
- Size; the physical dimensions or extent of something
- raíces
- Roots; underground parts of plants that absorb water and nutrients
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