Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
Structure of the leaves—Sensitiveness of the filaments—Rapid movement of the lobes caused by irritation of the filaments—Glands, their power of secretion—Slow movement caused by the absorption of animal matter—Evidence of absorption from the aggregated condition of the glands—Digestive power of the secretion—Action of chloroform, ether, and hydrocyanic acid—The manner in which insects are captured—Use of the marginal spikes—Kinds of insects captured—The transmission of the motor impulse and mechanism of the movements— Re-expansion of the lobes.
Estructura de las hojas—Sensibilidad de los filamentos—Movimiento rápido de los lóbulos causado por la irritación de los filamentos—Glándulas, su poder de secreción—Movimiento lento causado por la absorción de materia animal—Pruebas de absorción a partir del estado agregado de las glándulas—Poder digestivo de la secreción—Acción del cloroformo, éter y ácido cianhídrico—La manera en que se capturan los insectos—Uso de las espinas marginales—Tipos de insectos capturados—La transmisión del impulso motor y el mecanismo de los movimientos—Reexpansión de los lóbulos.
Vocabulary
- Estructura
- Structure or arrangement of parts in an organism
- de
- Preposition meaning of or from
- las
- Feminine plural definite article meaning the
- hojas
- Leaves, the flat green parts of a plant
- Sensibilidad
- Sensitivity or responsiveness to external stimuli
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning the
- filamentos
- Filaments or thin thread-like structures on leaves
- Movimiento
- Movement or motion of a body or part
- rápido
- Fast or quick in speed or action
- lóbulos
- Lobes or rounded sections of a leaf
- causado
- Caused or produced by an external factor
- por
- Preposition meaning by, through, or because of
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning the
- irritación
- Irritation or stimulation causing a reaction
- Glándulas
- Glands that produce and secrete substances
- su
- Possessive pronoun meaning his, her, or its
- poder
- Power or ability to do something
- secreción
- Secretion or substance produced by glands
- lento
- Slow in pace, speed, or movement
- absorción
- Absorption or taking in of substances
- materia
- Matter or material substance of any kind
- animal
- Animal or relating to living creatures
- Pruebas
- Tests or proofs used to verify something
- a
- Preposition meaning to, at, or toward
- partir
- To start from or to divide something
- del
- Contraction of de and el meaning of the
- estado
- State or condition of something at a moment
- agregado
- Aggregated or clustered together in a group
- glándulas
- Glands that secrete fluids or enzymes
- Poder
- Power or capability to perform an action
- digestivo
- Digestive or relating to breaking down food
- Acción
- Action or effect produced by a substance
- cloroformo
- Chloroform, a chemical solvent used in experiments
- éter
- Ether, a volatile chemical compound or solvent
- y
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or phrases
- ácido
- Acid or acidic substance with low pH
- La
- Feminine singular definite article meaning the
- manera
- Manner or way in which something is done
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or at a place
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning that or which
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- capturan
- Capture or catch prey in a trap
- insectos
- Insects, small six-legged arthropod creatures
- Uso
- Use or application of something for a purpose
- espinas
- Spines or thorns found on plant edges
- marginales
- Marginal or located along the edge or border
- Tipos
- Types or kinds of a particular category
- capturados
- Captured or caught by a trap or mechanism
- transmisión
- Transmission or passing of a signal or impulse
- impulso
- Impulse or signal transmitted through tissues
- motor
- Motor or related to producing movement
- el
- Masculine singular definite article meaning the
- mecanismo
- Mechanism or system of parts producing movement
- movimientos
- Movements or series of motions performed
- Reexpansión
- Re-expansion or reopening after being closed
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