Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE TENTACLES FROM THE CONTACT OF SOLID BODIES.
LES MOUVEMENTS DES TENTACULES PROVOQUÉS PAR LE CONTACT DE CORPS SOLIDES.
Inflection of the exterior tentacles owing to the glands of the disc being excited by repeated touches, or by objects left in contact with them—Difference in the action of bodies yielding and not yielding soluble nitrogenous matter—Inflection of the exterior tentacles directly caused by objects left in contact with their glands—Periods of commencing inflection and of subsequent re-expansion—Extreme minuteness of the particles causing inflection—Action under water—Inflection of the exterior tentacles when their glands are excited by repeated touches—Falling drops of water do not cause inflection.
Inflexion des tentacules extérieurs due à l'excitation des glandes du disque par des contacts répétés, ou par des objets laissés en contact avec elles — Différence dans l'action des corps fournissant ou ne fournissant pas de matière azotée soluble — Inflexion des tentacules extérieurs directement causée par des objets laissés en contact avec leurs glandes — Périodes de début d'inflexion et de ré-expansion ultérieure — Extrême petitesse des particules provoquant l'inflexion — Action sous l'eau — Inflexion des tentacules extérieurs lorsque leurs glandes sont excitées par des contacts répétés — Les gouttes d'eau tombantes ne provoquent pas d'inflexion.
Vocabulary
- LES
- The (definite article, plural or feminine singular)
- MOUVEMENTS
- Movements or motions of something or someone
- DES
- Of the; some (partitive or plural article)
- TENTACULES
- Tentacles or long flexible appendages of organisms
- PROVOQUÉS
- Caused or provoked (past participle, plural)
- PAR
- By or through (preposition indicating agent)
- LE
- The (definite article, masculine singular)
- CONTACT
- Contact or touching of two things together
- DE
- Of or from (preposition showing possession)
- CORPS
- Body or physical form of a person
- SOLIDES
- Solid or firm objects (not liquid)
- Inflexion
- Bending or curving inward of something
- extérieurs
- Exterior or outer parts of something
- due
- Due or caused by (feminine form)
- excitation
- Stimulation or excitement of something
- glandes
- Glands or organs producing secretions
- disque
- Disk or circular flat object
- contacts
- Multiple instances of touching or meeting
- répétés
- Repeated or done multiple times
- ou
- Or (conjunction offering alternatives)
- objets
- Objects or things (plural)
- laissés
- Left or allowed (past participle)
- Différence
- Difference or distinction between things
- action
- Action or effect of something
- fournissant
- Providing or supplying (present participle)
- matière
- Matter or substance (chemistry)
- soluble
- Soluble or capable of dissolving
- directement
- Directly or in a straightforward way
- causée
- Caused or brought about (feminine)
- Périodes
- Periods or spans of time
- début
- Beginning or start of something
- expansion
- Expansion or growth outward
- ultérieure
- Later or subsequent (feminine form)
- Extrême
- Extreme or very great degree
- particules
- Particles or tiny pieces of matter
- sous
- Under or beneath (preposition)
- eau
- Water or liquid substance
- lorsque
- When or at the time that
- sont
- Are (third person plural of être)
- excitées
- Excited or stimulated (feminine plural)
- gouttes
- Drops or small amounts of liquid
- tombantes
- Falling or dropping downward
- provoquent
- Provoke or cause to happen
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