insectivorous plant
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insectivorous plant — noun : a plant that captures and digests insects either passively (as the common pitcher plant or the sundew) or by the movement of certain organs (as the Venus s flytrap) compare droseraceae, lentibulariaceae, sarraceniaceae … Useful english dictionary
Plant — Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion, or a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plant bug — Plant Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plant cutter — Plant Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plant louse — Plant Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carnivorous plant — Insectivorous Plants redirects here. For the book by Charles Darwin, see Insectivorous Plants (book). Nepenthes mirabilis in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not … Wikipedia
plant life — noun (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion • Syn: ↑plant, ↑flora • Derivationally related forms: ↑floral (for: ↑flora), ↑plantal ( … Useful english dictionary
insectivorous — adjective (of animals and plants) feeding on insects • Ant: ↑carnivorous, ↑herbivorous, ↑omnivorous • Similar to: ↑apivorous, ↑myrmecophagous • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
insectivorous — adjective a) feeding on insects b) capable of trapping and absorbing insects; such as the sundew, pitcher plant and Venus flytrap … Wiktionary
insectivorous — Synonyms and related words: cannibal, cannibalistic, carnivorous, commensal, dietetic, dining, eating, feeding, flesh eating, fruitarian, gastronomic, gluttonous, grain eating, graminivorous, granivorous, grass eating, herbivorous, insect eating … Moby Thesaurus
