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.
Captura crustáceos—Estrutura das folhas em comparação com as de Dionaea—Absorção pelas glândulas, pelos processos quadrífidos e pelos pontos nas margens dobradas para dentro—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
australis—Captures prey—Absorption of animal matter—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
australis—Captura de presas—Absorção de matéria animal—Aldrovanda vesiculosa, var.
verticillata—Concluding remarks.
verticillata—Observações finais.
Vocabulary
- Captura
- The act of catching or capturing prey
- crustáceos
- Crustaceans; aquatic animals with hard external shells
- Estrutura
- Structure; the way something is organized or built
- das
- Contraction of de and as meaning of the (feminine plural)
- folhas
- Leaves; flat green parts of a plant
- em
- Preposition meaning in, at, or on
- comparação
- Comparison; the act of examining similarities and differences
- com
- Preposition meaning with
- as
- Feminine plural definite article meaning the
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about
- Absorção
- Absorption; the process of taking in substances
- pelas
- Contraction of por and as meaning by the (feminine plural)
- glândulas
- Glands; organs that secrete or absorb substances
- pelos
- Contraction of por and os meaning by the (masculine plural)
- processos
- Processes; projections or procedures performing specific functions
- e
- Conjunction meaning and
- pontos
- Points or dots; small distinct spots or marks
- nas
- Contraction of em and as meaning in the (feminine plural)
- margens
- Margins or edges; the borders of a surface or area
- dobradas
- Folded or bent inward; turned over on themselves
- para
- Preposition meaning for, to, or toward
- dentro
- Inside or inward; toward the interior of something
- presas
- Prey; animals caught and consumed by a predator
- matéria
- Matter or material; physical substance of any kind
- animal
- Animal; a living organism that is not a plant
- Observações
- Observations; careful notes or remarks about something noticed
- finais
- Final; occurring at the end or conclusion of something
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