Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW.
DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OU LA ROSSOLIS COMMUN.
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.
Nombre d'insectes capturés—Description des feuilles et de leurs appendices ou tentacules—Esquisse préliminaire de l'action des différentes parties, et de la manière dont les insectes sont capturés—Durée de l'inflexion des tentacules—Nature de la sécrétion—Manière dont les insectes sont amenés au centre de la feuille—Preuve que les glandes ont le pouvoir d'absorption—Petite taille des racines.
Vocabulary
- OU
- Conjunction meaning 'or', connecting alternatives
- LA
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- COMMUN
- Adjective meaning common, ordinary, or shared
- Nombre
- Noun meaning number or quantity of things
- d'
- Contracted preposition 'de' meaning 'of' or 'from'
- insectes
- Plural noun meaning insects, small arthropod animals
- capturés
- Past participle meaning captured or caught
- Description
- Noun meaning description or detailed account of something
- des
- Contracted article meaning 'of the' or 'some'
- feuilles
- Plural noun meaning leaves of a plant
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- leurs
- Possessive adjective meaning 'their', plural form
- appendices
- Plural noun meaning appendages or supplementary attached parts
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or', presenting an alternative option
- tentacules
- Plural noun meaning tentacles, flexible elongated appendages
- Esquisse
- Noun meaning sketch or preliminary outline of something
- préliminaire
- Adjective meaning preliminary or introductory, before main content
- l'
- Contracted definite article 'le' or 'la' before vowel
- action
- Noun meaning action, act, or effect of something
- différentes
- Adjective meaning different or various, plural feminine form
- parties
- Plural noun meaning parts or sections of a whole
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- manière
- Noun meaning manner, way, or method of doing something
- dont
- Relative pronoun meaning 'of which', 'whose', or 'from which'
- les
- Plural definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'them'
- sont
- Third person plural of 'être', meaning 'are'
- Durée
- Noun meaning duration or length of time something lasts
- inflexion
- Noun meaning bending or curving inward of a structure
- Nature
- Noun meaning nature or inherent character of something
- sécrétion
- Noun meaning secretion, substance produced by glands
- Manière
- Noun meaning manner or way something is done
- amenés
- Past participle meaning brought or led to a place
- au
- Contracted article meaning 'to the' or 'at the'
- centre
- Noun meaning center or middle point of something
- feuille
- Singular noun meaning leaf of a plant
- Preuve
- Noun meaning proof or evidence supporting a claim
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'than'
- glandes
- Plural noun meaning glands, organs that produce secretions
- ont
- Third person plural of 'avoir', meaning 'have'
- le
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- pouvoir
- Noun or verb meaning power, ability, or to be able
- absorption
- Noun meaning absorption, process of taking in substances
- Petite
- Adjective meaning small or little, feminine singular form
- taille
- Noun meaning size, height, or waistline of something
- racines
- Plural noun meaning roots of a plant or tree
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