Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—GLANDULAR HAIRS OF OTHER PLANTS—CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE DROSERACEÆ.
DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—PELI GHIANDOLARI DI ALTRE PIANTE—OSSERVAZIONI CONCLUSIVE SULLE DROSERACEE.
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—Struttura delle foglie—Natura della secrezione—Modo di catturare gli insetti—Potere di assorbimento—Digestione di sostanze animali—Sommario sul Drosophyllum—Roridula—Byblis—Peli ghiandolari di altre piante, il loro potere di assorbimento—Saxifraga—Primula—Pelargonium—Erica—Mirabilis—Nicotiana—Sommario sui peli ghiandolari—Osservazioni conclusive sulle Droseracee.
Vocabulary
- PELI
- Hairs or trichomes found on plant surfaces
- GHIANDOLARI
- Relating to glands; glandular in nature or function
- DI
- Of; common Italian preposition indicating possession or relation
- ALTRE
- Other; referring to additional or different items
- PIANTE
- Plants; living organisms belonging to the plant kingdom
- OSSERVAZIONI
- Observations; notes or remarks based on careful study
- CONCLUSIVE
- Conclusive; final remarks or summarizing conclusions
- SULLE
- On the; preposition combined with feminine plural article
- Struttura
- Structure; the arrangement or organization of something
- delle
- Of the; preposition combined with feminine plural article
- foglie
- Leaves; flat green parts of a plant
- Natura
- Nature; the inherent character or quality of something
- della
- Of the; preposition combined with feminine singular article
- secrezione
- Secretion; substance produced and released by a gland
- Modo
- Way or manner of doing something
- di
- Of; very common Italian preposition with many uses
- catturare
- To capture; to catch or trap something or someone
- gli
- The; masculine plural definite article in Italian
- insetti
- Insects; small invertebrate animals with six legs
- Potere
- Power or ability; also the verb meaning can or to be able
- assorbimento
- Absorption; the process of taking in a substance
- Digestione
- Digestion; the process of breaking down food substances
- sostanze
- Substances; materials or matter with specific properties
- animali
- Animals; living organisms that are not plants
- Sommario
- Summary; a brief account of the main points
- sul
- On the; preposition combined with masculine singular article
- Peli
- Hairs; fine filaments on plant or animal surfaces
- ghiandolari
- Glandular; relating to or resembling glands in plants
- altre
- Other; denoting different or additional things or people
- piante
- Plants; photosynthetic living organisms of the plant kingdom
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article in Italian
- loro
- Their or them; third-person plural pronoun in Italian
- potere
- Power or ability; to be able to do something
- sui
- On the; preposition combined with masculine plural article
- peli
- Hairs; small filaments on surfaces of plants or skin
- Osservazioni
- Observations; careful remarks or notes from study
- conclusive
- Conclusive; final or summarizing in nature
- sulle
- On the; combined preposition and feminine plural article
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