fleischfressende Pflanze

Definitions of fleischfressende Pflanze
  1. noun
    plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals
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    Sonnentau
    any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution
    Venusfliegenfalle, Venusfliegentau
    carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
    Fettkraut
    any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects
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