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.
Cattura crostacei—Struttura delle foglie in confronto con quelle della Dionaea—Assorbimento da parte delle ghiandole, dei processi quadrifidi e dei punti sui margini ripiegati—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
australis—Captures prey—Absorption of animal matter—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
australis—Cattura prede—Assorbimento di materia animale—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
verticillata—Concluding remarks.
verticillata—Osservazioni conclusive.
Vocabulary
- Cattura
- Capture; the act of catching or trapping
- crostacei
- Crustaceans; arthropods such as shrimp and crabs
- Struttura
- Structure; the arrangement or organization of parts
- delle
- Of the; feminine plural contraction of 'di le'
- foglie
- Leaves; flat green parts of a plant
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- confronto
- Comparison; examination of similarities and differences
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association
- quelle
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun
- della
- Of the; feminine singular contraction of 'di la'
- Assorbimento
- Absorption; the process of taking in substances
- da
- By or from; preposition of origin or agent
- parte
- Part; a portion or role belonging to something
- ghiandole
- Glands; organs that secrete or absorb substances
- dei
- Of the; masculine plural contraction of 'di i'
- processi
- Processes; sequences of actions or biological structures
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- punti
- Points; small spots or specific locations
- sui
- On the; masculine plural contraction of 'su i'
- margini
- Margins; edges or borders of a surface
- ripiegati
- Folded back; bent or turned over upon itself
- prede
- Prey; animals hunted or captured for food
- di
- Of; basic Italian preposition of possession or origin
- materia
- Matter; physical substance or material of any kind
- animale
- Animal; living organism that is not a plant
- Osservazioni
- Observations; remarks or findings noted through study
- conclusive
- Conclusive; final or forming a definitive conclusion
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