Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OR THE COMMON SUN-DEW.
DROSERA ROTUNDIFOLIA, OU O ORVALHO-DO-SOL COMUM.
Number of insects captured—Description of the leaves and their appendages or tentacles— Preliminary sketch of the action of the various parts, and of the manner in which insects are captured—Duration of the inflection of the tentacles—Nature of the secretion—Manner in which insects are carried to the centre of the leaf—Evidence that the glands have the power of absorption—Small size of the roots.
Número de insetos capturados—Descrição das folhas e seus apêndices ou tentáculos—Esboço preliminar da ação das várias partes, e da maneira pela qual os insetos são capturados—Duração da inflexão dos tentáculos—Natureza da secreção—Maneira pela qual os insetos são levados ao centro da folha—Evidência de que as glândulas têm o poder de absorção—Tamanho reduzido das raízes.
Vocabulary
- OU
- Conjunction meaning 'or' connecting alternatives
- O
- Definite article meaning 'the' for masculine nouns
- ORVALHO-DO-SOL
- Sundew plant, carnivorous plant catching insects
- COMUM
- Adjective meaning common, ordinary, or widespread
- Número
- Noun meaning number or quantity of something
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- insetos
- Noun meaning insects, small arthropod animals
- capturados
- Past participle meaning captured or caught
- Descrição
- Noun meaning description or detailed account
- das
- Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'
- folhas
- Noun meaning leaves of a plant
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses
- seus
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'their' or 'his/her'
- apêndices
- Noun meaning appendages or supplementary attached parts
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or' presenting an alternative
- tentáculos
- Noun meaning tentacles, slender flexible appendages
- Esboço
- Noun meaning sketch, outline, or preliminary draft
- preliminar
- Adjective meaning preliminary or introductory
- da
- Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning 'of the'
- ação
- Noun meaning action or act of doing something
- várias
- Adjective meaning various or several different things
- partes
- Noun meaning parts or sections of a whole
- maneira
- Noun meaning manner, way, or method of doing
- pela
- Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning 'by the'
- qual
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that'
- os
- Definite article meaning 'the' for masculine plural
- são
- Verb 'to be', third person plural present tense
- Duração
- Noun meaning duration or length of time
- inflexão
- Noun meaning inflection or bending movement
- dos
- Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the'
- Natureza
- Noun meaning nature or natural character of something
- secreção
- Noun meaning secretion, substance produced by glands
- Maneira
- Noun meaning manner or way of doing something
- levados
- Past participle meaning carried or transported somewhere
- ao
- Contraction of 'a' and 'o', meaning 'to the'
- centro
- Noun meaning center or middle of something
- folha
- Noun meaning leaf of a plant
- Evidência
- Noun meaning evidence or proof of something
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- as
- Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine plural
- glândulas
- Noun meaning glands, organs producing substances
- têm
- Verb 'to have', third person plural present tense
- poder
- Noun or verb meaning power or ability to do
- absorção
- Noun meaning absorption, process of absorbing substances
- Tamanho
- Noun meaning size or dimensions of something
- reduzido
- Adjective meaning reduced, diminished, or made smaller
- raízes
- Noun meaning roots of a plant
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