Akademik

Aldrovanda

noun

one species: waterwheel plant

• Syn: ↑genus Aldrovanda

• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Droseraceae, ↑family Droseraceae, ↑sundew family

• Member Meronyms: ↑waterwheel plant, ↑Aldrovanda vesiculosa

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\\ˌaldrōˈvandə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Ulisse Aldrovandi died 1605 Italian naturalist

: a genus of floating aquatic plants (family Droseraceae) found from southern Europe to Australia having small white flowers and whorls of leaves that act as traps for insects

Useful english dictionary. 2012.