Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
Structure of the leaves—Sensitiveness of the filaments—Rapid movement of the lobes caused by irritation of the filaments—Glands, their power of secretion—Slow movement caused by the absorption of animal matter—Evidence of absorption from the aggregated condition of the glands—Digestive power of the secretion—Action of chloroform, ether, and hydrocyanic acid—The manner in which insects are captured—Use of the marginal spikes—Kinds of insects captured—The transmission of the motor impulse and mechanism of the movements— Re-expansion of the lobes.
Struttura delle foglie—Sensibilità dei filamenti—Rapido movimento dei lobi causato dall'irritazione dei filamenti—Ghiandole, loro potere di secrezione—Lento movimento causato dall'assorbimento di materia animale—Prove dell'assorbimento dalla condizione aggregata delle ghiandole—Potere digestivo della secrezione—Azione del cloroformio, dell'etere e dell'acido cianidrico—Il modo in cui gli insetti vengono catturati—Utilità degli aculei marginali—Tipi di insetti catturati—La trasmissione dell'impulso motore e il meccanismo dei movimenti—Riapertura dei lobi.
Vocabulary
- Struttura
- Structure or organization of something
- delle
- Of the (feminine plural article contraction)
- foglie
- Leaves of a plant or tree
- Sensibilità
- Sensitivity or responsiveness to stimuli
- dei
- Of the (masculine plural article contraction)
- filamenti
- Thin thread-like structures in plants
- Rapido
- Quick, fast, or swift in motion
- movimento
- Movement or motion of something
- lobi
- Lobes or rounded projections of organ
- causato
- Caused or brought about by something
- dall
- From the (contraction of da+il)
- irritazione
- Irritation or aggravation of tissue
- Ghiandole
- Glands that secrete substances in body
- loro
- Their or theirs (possessive pronoun)
- potere
- Power, ability, or capability to do
- di
- Of or belonging to something
- secrezione
- Secretion or substance produced by glands
- Lento
- Slow or moving without much speed
- assorbimento
- Absorption or taking in of substance
- materia
- Matter, material, or subject at hand
- animale
- Animal or relating to creatures
- Prove
- Proofs, tests, or experimental evidence
- dall
- From the (contraction of da+il)
- dalla
- From the (feminine form contraction)
- condizione
- Condition or state of being
- aggregata
- Aggregated or gathered together into mass
- ghiandole
- Glands that secrete substances in body
- Potere
- Power, ability, or capability to do
- digestivo
- Digestive or relating to digestion
- della
- Of the (feminine singular article contraction)
- Azione
- Action or act of doing something
- del
- Of the (masculine singular article contraction)
- etere
- Ether chemical compound or clear sky
- acido
- Acid or sour chemical substance
- Il
- The (masculine singular article)
- modo
- Mode, manner, or way of doing
- in
- In or inside within space or time
- cui
- Which or whom (relative pronoun)
- gli
- The (masculine plural article or pronoun)
- insetti
- Insects or small arthropod creatures
- vengono
- Come or are (present passive auxiliary verb)
- catturati
- Captured or caught by force
- Utilità
- Utility, usefulness, or practical benefit
- degli
- Of the (masculine plural article contraction)
- aculei
- Prickles, spines, or sharp pointed projections
- marginali
- Marginal or relating to edges
- Tipi
- Types, kinds, or categories of things
- La
- The (feminine singular article)
- trasmissione
- Transmission or passing along of something
- impulso
- Impulse or sudden driving force
- motore
- Motor or engine that produces motion
- il
- The (masculine singular article)
- meccanismo
- Mechanism or system of parts working
- movimenti
- Movements or motions of objects
- Riapertura
- Reopening or opening again after closure
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