Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS
PLANTES INSECTIVORES
By Charles Darwin
Par Charles Darwin
CONTENTS
TABLE DES MATIÈRES
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
TABLE DES MATIÈRES DÉTAILLÉE.
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS.
PLANTES INSECTIVORES.
CHAPTER I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW.
CHAPITRE I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OU LA ROSSOLIS COMMUNE.
CHAPTER II. THE MOVEMENTS OF THE TENTACLES FROM THE CONTACT OF SOLID BODIES.
CHAPITRE II. LES MOUVEMENTS DES TENTACULES PROVOQUÉS PAR LE CONTACT DE CORPS SOLIDES.
CHAPTER III. AGGREGATION OF THE PROTOPLASM WITHIN THE CELLS OF THE TENTACLES.
CHAPITRE III. AGRÉGATION DU PROTOPLASME À L'INTÉRIEUR DES CELLULES DES TENTACULES.
CHAPTER IV. THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ON THE LEAVES.
CHAPITRE IV. LES EFFETS DE LA CHALEUR SUR LES FEUILLES.
CHAPTER V. THE EFFECTS OF NON-NITROGENOUS AND NITROGENOUS ORGANIC FLUIDS ON THE LEAVES.
CHAPITRE V. LES EFFETS DES FLUIDES ORGANIQUES NON AZOTÉS ET AZOTÉS SUR LES FEUILLES.
CHAPTER VI. THE DIGESTIVE POWER OF THE SECRETION OF DROSERA.
CHAPITRE VI. LE POUVOIR DIGESTIF DE LA SÉCRÉTION DU DROSERA.
CHAPTER VII. THE EFFECTS OF SALTS OF AMMONIA.
CHAPITRE VII. LES EFFETS DES SELS D'AMMONIAQUE.
CHAPTER VIII. THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS OTHER SALTS AND ACIDS ON THE LEAVES.
CHAPITRE VIII. LES EFFETS DE DIVERS AUTRES SELS ET ACIDES SUR LES FEUILLES.
CHAPTER IX. THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ALKALOID POISONS, OTHER SUBSTANCES AND VAPOURS.
CHAPITRE IX. LES EFFETS DE CERTAINS POISONS ALCALOÏDES, D'AUTRES SUBSTANCES ET DE VAPEURS.
CHAPTER X. ON THE SENSITIVENESS OF THE LEAVES, AND ON THE LINES OF TRANSMISSION OF THE MOTOR IMPULSE.
CHAPITRE X. DE LA SENSIBILITÉ DES FEUILLES, ET DES VOIES DE TRANSMISSION DE L'IMPULSION MOTRICE.
CHAPTER XI. RECAPITULATION OF THE CHIEF OBSERVATIONS ON DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.
CHAPITRE XI. RÉCAPITULATION DES PRINCIPALES OBSERVATIONS SUR LE DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.
CHAPTER XII. ON THE STRUCTURE AND MOVEMENTS OF SOME OTHER SPECIES OF DROSERA.
CHAPITRE XII. DE LA STRUCTURE ET DES MOUVEMENTS DE QUELQUES AUTRES ESPÈCES DE DROSERA.
CHAPTER XIII. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
CHAPITRE XIII. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
CHAPTER XIV. ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.
CHAPITRE XIV. ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.
CHAPTER XV. DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—GLANDULAR HAIRS OF OTHER PLANTS—CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE DROSERACEÆ.
CHAPITRE XV. DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—POILS GLANDULAIRES D'AUTRES PLANTES—REMARQUES FINALES SUR LES DROSERACEÆ.
CHAPTER XVI. PINGUICULA.
CHAPITRE XVI. PINGUICULA.
CHAPTER XVII. UTRICULARIA.
CHAPITRE XVII. UTRICULARIA.
CHAPTER XVIII. UTRICULARIA (continued).
CHAPITRE XVIII. UTRICULARIA (suite).
CONCLUSION.
CONCLUSION.
INDEX.
INDEX.
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
TABLE DES MATIÈRES DÉTAILLÉE.
Vocabulary
- PLANTES
- plɑ̃t — Plants; living organisms that photosynthesize
- INSECTIVORES
- ɛ̃sɛktivɔʁ — Insectivorous; organisms that feed on insects
- Par
- paʁ — By; preposition indicating authorship or means
- TABLE
- tabl — Table; flat surface or organized list of contents
- DES
- de — Of the; plural definite partitive article
- MATIÈRES
- matjɛʁ — Matters, subjects; here refers to table of contents
- DÉTAILLÉE
- detaje — Detailed; described thoroughly with many specifics
- CHAPITRE
- ʃapitʁ — Chapter; a main division of a book
- OU
- u — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- LA
- la — The; feminine singular definite article
- COMMUNE
- kɔmyn — Common; widespread, ordinary, or frequently found
- LES
- le — The; plural definite article for nouns
- MOUVEMENTS
- muvmɑ̃ — Movements; physical motions or actions of organisms
- TENTACULES
- tɑ̃takyl — Tentacles; flexible appendages used for grasping
- PROVOQUÉS
- pʁɔvɔke — Provoked, triggered; caused by an external stimulus
- PAR
- paʁ — By; preposition indicating cause or agent
- LE
- lə — The; masculine singular definite article
- CONTACT
- kɔ̃takt — Contact; physical touch between two objects
- DE
- də — Of, from; common French preposition
- CORPS
- kɔʁ — Bodies; physical objects or material substances
- SOLIDES
- sɔlid — Solids; firm, hard physical matter or substances
- AGRÉGATION
- agʁegasjɔ̃ — Aggregation; gathering or clumping of particles together
- DU
- dy — Of the; masculine singular contraction of de+le
- À
- a — To, at, in; common French preposition
- L'
- l — The; elided definite article before a vowel
- INTÉRIEUR
- ɛ̃teʁjœʁ — Interior, inside; the inner part of something
- CELLULES
- selyl — Cells; basic structural units of living organisms
- EFFETS
- efe — Effects; results or consequences of an action
- CHALEUR
- ʃalœʁ — Heat; thermal energy or high temperature
- SUR
- syʁ — On, upon; preposition indicating position or subject
- FEUILLES
- fœj — Leaves; flat green parts of a plant
- FLUIDES
- flɥid — Fluids; liquids or gases that flow freely
- ORGANIQUES
- ɔʁganik — Organic; relating to living organisms or carbon compounds
- NON
- nɔ̃ — Non, not; negation prefix or adverb
- ET
- e — And; conjunction joining words or clauses
- POUVOIR
- puvwaʁ — Power, ability; capacity to do something
- DIGESTIF
- diʒestif — Digestive; relating to the process of digestion
- SÉCRÉTION
- sekʁesjɔ̃ — Secretion; substance produced and released by glands
- SELS
- sɛl — Salts; chemical compounds formed from acids and bases
- D'
- d — Of; elided preposition before a vowel sound
- DIVERS
- divɛʁ — Various, diverse; several different kinds or types
- AUTRES
- otʁ — Other; additional or different items
- ACIDES
- asid — Acids; corrosive substances with low pH values
- CERTAINS
- sɛʁtɛ̃ — Certain, some; referring to specific unspecified items
- POISONS
- pwazɔ̃ — Poisons; toxic substances harmful to living organisms
- SUBSTANCES
- sypstɑ̃s — Substances; types of matter with specific properties
- VAPEURS
- vapœʁ — Vapors; gaseous forms of substances at room temperature
- SENSIBILITÉ
- sɑ̃sibilite — Sensitivity; capacity to respond to stimuli
- VOIES
- vwa — Pathways, channels; routes through which things travel
- TRANSMISSION
- tʁɑ̃smisjɔ̃ — Transmission; passing of a signal or impulse along
- IMPULSION
- ɛ̃pylsjɔ̃ — Impulse; sudden force or nerve signal transmitted
- MOTRICE
- mɔtʁis — Motor; relating to movement or muscular activity
- RÉCAPITULATION
- ʁekapitylasjɔ̃ — Recapitulation; summary of the main points discussed
- PRINCIPALES
- pʁɛ̃sipal — Main, principal; most important or significant ones
- OBSERVATIONS
- ɔpsɛʁvasjɔ̃ — Observations; careful notings of facts or phenomena
- STRUCTURE
- stʁyktyʁ — Structure; arrangement and organization of components
- QUELQUES
- kɛlkə — Some, a few; a small number of things
- ESPÈCES
- espɛs — Species; groups of similar organisms that interbreed
- POILS
- pwal — Hairs, bristles; fine filaments on plant or animal surfaces
- REMARQUES
- ʁəmaʁk — Remarks; observations or comments on a topic
- FINALES
- final — Final; last or concluding remarks or sections
- suite
- sɥit — Continuation; the following or continued part
- CONCLUSION
- kɔ̃klyzjɔ̃ — Conclusion; final summary closing a work or argument
- INDEX
- ɛ̃dɛks — Index; alphabetical list of topics with page numbers
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