Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS
PLANTAS INSETÍVORAS
By Charles Darwin
Por Charles Darwin
CONTENTS
ÍNDICE
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ÍNDICE DETALHADO.
INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS.
PLANTAS INSETÍVORAS.
CHAPTER I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW.
CAPÍTULO I. DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OU O ORVALHO-DO-SOL COMUM.
CHAPTER II. THE MOVEMENTS OF THE TENTACLES FROM THE CONTACT OF SOLID BODIES.
CAPÍTULO II. OS MOVIMENTOS DOS TENTÁCULOS A PARTIR DO CONTATO COM CORPOS SÓLIDOS.
CHAPTER III. AGGREGATION OF THE PROTOPLASM WITHIN THE CELLS OF THE TENTACLES.
CAPÍTULO III. AGREGAÇÃO DO PROTOPLASMA NO INTERIOR DAS CÉLULAS DOS TENTÁCULOS.
CHAPTER IV. THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ON THE LEAVES.
CAPÍTULO IV. OS EFEITOS DO CALOR NAS FOLHAS.
CHAPTER V. THE EFFECTS OF NON-NITROGENOUS AND NITROGENOUS ORGANIC FLUIDS ON THE LEAVES.
CAPÍTULO V. OS EFEITOS DOS FLUIDOS ORGÂNICOS NÃO NITROGENADOS E NITROGENADOS NAS FOLHAS.
CHAPTER VI. THE DIGESTIVE POWER OF THE SECRETION OF DROSERA.
CAPÍTULO VI. O PODER DIGESTIVO DA SECREÇÃO DA DROSERA.
CHAPTER VII. THE EFFECTS OF SALTS OF AMMONIA.
CAPÍTULO VII. OS EFEITOS DOS SAIS DE AMÔNIA.
CHAPTER VIII. THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS OTHER SALTS AND ACIDS ON THE LEAVES.
CAPÍTULO VIII. OS EFEITOS DE VÁRIOS OUTROS SAIS E ÁCIDOS NAS FOLHAS.
CHAPTER IX. THE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN ALKALOID POISONS, OTHER SUBSTANCES AND VAPOURS.
CAPÍTULO IX. OS EFEITOS DE CERTOS VENENOS ALCALOIDES, OUTRAS SUBSTÂNCIAS E VAPORES.
CHAPTER X. ON THE SENSITIVENESS OF THE LEAVES, AND ON THE LINES OF TRANSMISSION OF THE MOTOR IMPULSE.
CAPÍTULO X. SOBRE A SENSIBILIDADE DAS FOLHAS E SOBRE AS LINHAS DE TRANSMISSÃO DO IMPULSO MOTOR.
CHAPTER XI. RECAPITULATION OF THE CHIEF OBSERVATIONS ON DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.
CAPÍTULO XI. RECAPITULAÇÃO DAS PRINCIPAIS OBSERVAÇÕES SOBRE A DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA.
CHAPTER XII. ON THE STRUCTURE AND MOVEMENTS OF SOME OTHER SPECIES OF DROSERA.
CAPÍTULO XII. SOBRE A ESTRUTURA E OS MOVIMENTOS DE ALGUMAS OUTRAS ESPÉCIES DE DROSERA.
CHAPTER XIII. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
CAPÍTULO XIII. DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
CHAPTER XIV. ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.
CAPÍTULO XIV. ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA.
CHAPTER XV. DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—GLANDULAR HAIRS OF OTHER PLANTS—CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE DROSERACEÆ.
CAPÍTULO XV. DROSOPHYLLUM—RORIDULA—BYBLIS—PELOS GLANDULARES DE OUTRAS PLANTAS—OBSERVAÇÕES FINAIS SOBRE AS DROSERÁCEAS.
CHAPTER XVI. PINGUICULA.
CAPÍTULO XVI. PINGUICULA.
CHAPTER XVII. UTRICULARIA.
CAPÍTULO XVII. UTRICULARIA.
CHAPTER XVIII. UTRICULARIA (continued).
CAPÍTULO XVIII. UTRICULARIA (continuação).
CONCLUSION.
CONCLUSÃO.
INDEX.
ÍNDICE REMISSIVO.
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ÍNDICE DETALHADO.
Vocabulary
- PLANTAS
- PLAN-tas — Living organisms that photosynthesize; plural of plant
- INSETÍVORAS
- in-se-TÍ-vo-ras — Insect-eating; organisms that feed on insects
- Por
- por — By; preposition indicating authorship or means
- ÍNDICE
- ÍN-di-se — Index or table of contents in a book
- DETALHADO
- de-ta-LHA-do — Detailed; containing many specific particulars
- CAPÍTULO
- ca-PÍ-tu-lo — Chapter; a major division of a book
- OU
- ou — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option
- O
- o — The; masculine definite article in Portuguese
- ORVALHO-DO-SOL
- or-VA-lho do sol — Sundew; carnivorous plant with sticky glandular hairs
- COMUM
- co-MUM — Common; ordinary or frequently occurring
- OS
- os — The; masculine plural definite article in Portuguese
- MOVIMENTOS
- mo-vi-MEN-tos — Movements; physical motions or actions of parts
- DOS
- dos — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os'
- TENTÁCULOS
- ten-TÁ-cu-los — Tentacles; slender flexible appendages used for grasping
- A
- a — The or to; feminine article or preposition
- PARTIR
- par-TIR — To depart or start from; beginning point
- DO
- do — Of the; masculine contraction of 'de' and 'o'
- CONTATO
- con-TA-to — Contact; physical touching between two objects
- COM
- com — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- CORPOS
- COR-pos — Bodies; solid physical masses or objects
- SÓLIDOS
- SÓ-li-dos — Solids; matter with definite shape and volume
- AGREGAÇÃO
- a-gre-ga-ÇÃO — Aggregation; gathering or clustering of particles together
- NO
- no — In the; masculine contraction of 'em' and 'o'
- INTERIOR
- in-te-ri-OR — Interior; inner part or inside of something
- DAS
- das — Of the; feminine plural contraction of 'de' and 'as'
- CÉLULAS
- CÉ-lu-las — Cells; basic structural units of living organisms
- EFEITOS
- e-FEI-tos — Effects; results or consequences of an action
- CALOR
- ca-LOR — Heat; thermal energy causing temperature increase
- NAS
- nas — In the; feminine plural contraction of 'em' and 'as'
- FOLHAS
- FO-lhas — Leaves; flat green photosynthetic organs of plants
- FLUIDOS
- FLU-i-dos — Fluids; substances that flow, including liquids and gases
- ORGÂNICOS
- or-GÂ-ni-cos — Organic; relating to living organisms or carbon compounds
- NÃO
- não — Not or no; standard negation word in Portuguese
- E
- e — And; basic coordinating conjunction in Portuguese
- PODER
- po-DER — Power or ability; capacity to perform an action
- DIGESTIVO
- di-ges-TI-vo — Digestive; relating to the process of digestion
- DA
- da — Of the; feminine contraction of 'de' and 'a'
- SECREÇÃO
- se-cre-ÇÃO — Secretion; fluid substance produced and released by glands
- SAIS
- sais — Salts; ionic chemical compounds formed from acids
- DE
- de — Of or from; basic preposition in Portuguese
- AMÔNIA
- a-MÔ-ni-a — Ammonia; pungent nitrogen-hydrogen chemical compound
- VÁRIOS
- VÁ-ri-os — Various; several different kinds or types
- OUTROS
- OU-tros — Others; additional or different items or people
- ÁCIDOS
- Á-ci-dos — Acids; corrosive chemical substances with low pH
- CERTOS
- CER-tos — Certain; specific or particular items among many
- VENENOS
- ve-NE-nos — Poisons; toxic substances harmful to living organisms
- OUTRAS
- OU-tras — Other; additional feminine plural items or things
- SUBSTÂNCIAS
- sub-STÂN-ci-as — Substances; materials with distinct chemical compositions
- VAPORES
- va-PO-res — Vapors; gaseous forms of substances at room temperature
- SOBRE
- SO-bre — About or over; preposition of topic or position
- SENSIBILIDADE
- sen-si-bi-li-DA-de — Sensitivity; capacity to perceive or respond to stimuli
- AS
- as — The; feminine plural definite article in Portuguese
- LINHAS
- LI-nhas — Lines; linear paths or channels of transmission
- TRANSMISSÃO
- trans-mis-SÃO — Transmission; process of passing signals or impulses along
- IMPULSO
- im-PUL-so — Impulse; sudden force or signal transmitted through tissue
- MOTOR
- mo-TOR — Motor; relating to movement or motion control
- RECAPITULAÇÃO
- re-ca-pi-tu-la-ÇÃO — Recapitulation; summary reviewing previously stated main points
- PRINCIPAIS
- prin-ci-PAIS — Main or principal; most important among several things
- OBSERVAÇÕES
- ob-ser-va-ÇÕES — Observations; careful notices or remarks about something
- ESTRUTURA
- es-tru-TU-ra — Structure; arrangement and organization of component parts
- ALGUMAS
- al-GU-mas — Some; an unspecified number of feminine nouns
- ESPÉCIES
- es-PÉ-ci-es — Species; groups of organisms sharing common characteristics
- PELOS
- PE-los — Hairs; small hair-like structures on plant surfaces
- FINAIS
- fi-NAIS — Final; last or concluding remarks in a work
- continuação
- con-ti-nu-A-ção — Continuation; carrying on or resuming something previously started
- CONCLUSÃO
- con-clu-SÃO — Conclusion; final section summarizing findings and outcomes
- REMISSIVO
- re-mis-SI-vo — Index remissivo; alphabetical index referring to book pages
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