Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.
ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.
Captures crustaceans—Structure of the leaves in comparison with those of Dionaea—Absorption by the glands, by the quadrifid processes, and points on the infolded margins—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
Capture de crustacés—Structure des feuilles en comparaison avec celles de Dionaea—Absorption par les glandes, par les processus quadrifides, et les points sur les marges repliées—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
australis—Captures prey—Absorption of animal matter—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
australis—Capture de proies—Absorption de matière animale—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
verticillata—Concluding remarks.
verticillata—Remarques finales.
Vocabulary
- Capture
- The act of catching or trapping something
- de
- Preposition meaning of or from
- crustacés
- Crustaceans; aquatic arthropods such as shrimp or crabs
- Structure
- The arrangement or organization of parts of something
- des
- Contraction of de and les meaning of the
- feuilles
- Leaves; flat green structures of a plant
- en
- Preposition meaning in or as
- comparaison
- Comparison; the act of examining similarities and differences
- avec
- Preposition meaning with
- celles
- Pronoun meaning those referring to feminine nouns
- Absorption
- The process of taking in or assimilating substances
- par
- Preposition meaning by or through
- les
- Definite article meaning the for plural nouns
- glandes
- Glands; organs that secrete substances in organisms
- processus
- Processes; biological projections or structured extensions
- et
- Conjunction meaning and
- points
- Points or dots; small distinct marks or spots
- sur
- Preposition meaning on or upon
- marges
- Margins or edges of a surface or leaf
- repliées
- Folded back or turned over upon themselves
- proies
- Prey; animals hunted or caught for food
- matière
- Matter or material; substance composing physical things
- animale
- Animal adjective referring to substances derived from animals
- Remarques
- Remarks or observations; written or spoken comments
- finales
- Final or concluding; occurring at the end
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