carnivorous plants
carnivorous plants: see bladderwort; pitcher plant; Venus's-flytrap.
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- Carnivorous Plants - Carnivorous Plants Venus's flytrap Most carnivorous plants eat flying, foraging, or crawling ...
- bladderwort - bladderwort bladderwort , any plant of the genus Utricularia, insectivorous or carnivorous aquatic ...
- Venus's-flytrap - Venus's-flytrap Venus's-flytrap, insectivorous or carnivorous bog plant (Dionaea muscipula) ...
- pitcher plant - pitcher plant pitcher plant, any of several insectivorous plants with leaves adapted for trapping ...
- CARNIVOROUS PLANTS - Meat-eating, or carnivorous, plants can trap and digest insects and other small animals. They do this to obtain the vital nitrogen that they need to g
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