insectivorous plants
insectivorous plants: see bladderwort; pitcher plant; Venus's-flytrap.
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- pitcher plant - pitcher plant pitcher plant, any of several insectivorous plants with leaves adapted for trapping ...
- 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) ...
- heath, tract of open land - heath heath, tract of open land characterized by a few scattered trees, abundant moss cover, and ...
- tropism - tropism tropism , involuntary response of an organism, or part of an organism, involving ...
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