Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—GLANDULAR HAIRS OF OTHER PLANTS—CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE DROSERACEÆ.
DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—POILS GLANDULAIRES D'AUTRES PLANTES—REMARQUES FINALES SUR LES DROSERACÉES.
Drosophyllum—Structure of leaves—Nature of the secretion—Manner of catching insects— Power of absorption—Digestion of animal substances—Summary on Drosophyllum—Roridula—Byblis—Glandular hairs of other plants, their power of absorption—Saxifraga—Primula—Pelargonium—Erica—Mirabilis—Nicotiana—Summary on glandular hairs—Concluding remarks on the Droseraceae.
Drosophyllum—Structure des feuilles—Nature de la sécrétion—Manière de capturer les insectes—Pouvoir d'absorption—Digestion des substances animales—Résumé sur le Drosophyllum—Roridula—Byblis—Poils glandulaires d'autres plantes, leur pouvoir d'absorption—Saxifraga—Primula—Pelargonium—Erica—Mirabilis—Nicotiana—Résumé sur les poils glandulaires—Remarques finales sur les Droseracées.
Vocabulary
- POILS
- Hairs or bristles on a plant or animal
- GLANDULAIRES
- Relating to or having glands
- D'
- Contraction of 'de', meaning 'of' or 'from'
- AUTRES
- Other or different things or people
- PLANTES
- Living organisms belonging to the plant kingdom
- REMARQUES
- Observations or comments made about something
- FINALES
- Concluding or last in a series
- SUR
- Preposition meaning 'on' or 'about'
- LES
- Definite plural article meaning 'the'
- Structure
- Arrangement and organization of parts in something
- des
- Contraction of 'de les', meaning 'of the'
- feuilles
- Leaves of a plant or sheets of paper
- Nature
- The inherent character or essence of something
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- sécrétion
- Substance produced and released by a gland
- Manière
- Way or method of doing something
- capturer
- To catch or trap an animal or prey
- les
- Plural definite article meaning 'the'
- insectes
- Small six-legged invertebrate animals
- Pouvoir
- Ability, power, or capacity to do something
- d'
- Contraction of 'de' before a vowel sound
- absorption
- Process of taking in or soaking up substances
- Digestion
- Biological breakdown of food into nutrients
- substances
- Material with particular physical or chemical properties
- animales
- Relating to or derived from animals
- Résumé
- Summary or brief account of main points
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
- le
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- Poils
- Plant or animal hairs serving various functions
- glandulaires
- Pertaining to or consisting of secretory glands
- autres
- Other or additional persons or things
- plantes
- Photosynthetic living organisms rooted in soil
- leur
- Possessive pronoun or adjective meaning 'their'
- pouvoir
- Power, ability, or capacity to do something
- poils
- Hairs or trichomes on plants or animals
- Remarques
- Comments, observations, or concluding notes
- finales
- Final or concluding remarks in a text
Unlock audio playback, vocabulary games, and reading progress tracking.
Create free account →