ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Aldrovanda vesiculosa mean? • ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA (noun)
The noun ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA has 1 sense:
1. floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas
Familiarity information: ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA (noun)
Meaning:
Floating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Aldrovanda vesiculosa; waterwheel plant
Hypernyms ("Aldrovanda vesiculosa" is a kind of...):
carnivorous plant (plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals)
Holonyms ("Aldrovanda vesiculosa" is a member of...):
Aldrovanda; genus Aldrovanda (one species: waterwheel plant)
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