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WATERWHEEL PLANT
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I. (noun)
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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
Synonyms:
Aldrovanda vesiculosa; waterwheel plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("waterwheel plant" is a kind of...):
carnivorous plant (plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals)
Holonyms ("waterwheel plant" is a member of...):
Aldrovanda; genus Aldrovanda (one species: waterwheel plant)
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