Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
ON THE SENSITIVENESS OF THE LEAVES, AND ON THE LINES OF TRANSMISSION OF THE MOTOR IMPULSE.
SULLA SENSIBILITÀ DELLE FOGLIE E SULLE LINEE DI TRASMISSIONE DELL'IMPULSO MOTORE.
Glands and summits of the tentacles alone sensitive—Transmission of the motor impulse down the pedicels of the tentacles, and across the blade of the leaf—Aggregation of the protoplasm, a reflex action—First discharge of the motor impulse sudden—Direction of the movements of the tentacles—Motor impulse transmitted through the cellular tissue—Mechanism of the movements—Nature of the motor impulse—Re-expansion of the tentacles.
Ghiandole e sommità dei tentacoli sole sensibili—Trasmissione dell'impulso motore lungo i pedicelli dei tentacoli e attraverso il lembo della foglia—Aggregazione del protoplasma, un'azione riflessa—Prima scarica dell'impulso motore improvvisa—Direzione dei movimenti dei tentacoli—Impulso motore trasmesso attraverso il tessuto cellulare—Meccanismo dei movimenti—Natura dell'impulso motore—Riespansione dei tentacoli.
Vocabulary
- SULLA
- on the, upon the (feminine singular or plural)
- SENSIBILITÀ
- sensitivity, ability to perceive or feel
- DELLE
- of the, some (feminine plural)
- FOGLIE
- leaves, plural of foglia
- SULLE
- on the (feminine plural)
- LINEE
- lines, plural of linea
- DI
- of, from (preposition)
- TRASMISSIONE
- transmission, transfer, broadcasting
- IMPULSO
- impulse, drive, stimulus or motivation
- MOTORE
- motor, engine, moving or driving force
- Ghiandole
- glands, plural of ghiandola
- sommità
- summit, top, apex of something
- dei
- of the (masculine plural)
- tentacoli
- tentacles, plural of tentacolo
- sole
- sun; alone (adjective feminine form)
- sensibili
- sensitive, capable of feeling or perceiving
- Trasmissione
- transmission, transfer, broadcasting
- impulso
- impulse, drive, stimulus or motivation
- motore
- motor, engine, moving or driving force
- lungo
- along, throughout, or long (adjective)
- attraverso
- through, across, by way of
- il
- the (masculine singular)
- lembo
- edge, border, or hem of something
- della
- of the (feminine singular)
- foglia
- leaf, foliage of a plant
- Aggregazione
- aggregation, gathering or coming together
- del
- of the (masculine singular)
- un
- a, an (masculine singular article)
- azione
- action, deed, or activity
- riflessa
- reflex, reflected (adjective feminine form)
- Prima
- first, before, or earlier in time
- scarica
- discharge, release, or unloading
- improvvisa
- sudden, unexpected (adjective feminine form)
- Direzione
- direction, way, or course
- movimenti
- movements, motions, plural of movimento
- Impulso
- impulse, drive, stimulus or motivation
- trasmesso
- transmitted, passed on (past participle)
- tessuto
- tissue, fabric, or woven material
- cellulare
- cellular, relating to cells
- Meccanismo
- mechanism, system of moving parts
- Natura
- nature, natural world, or essence
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