ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aldrovanda vesiculosa mean? 

• ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA (noun)
  The noun ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALDROVANDA VESICULOSA (noun)

Sense 1

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aldrovanda vesiculosa; waterwheel plant

Hypernyms ("Aldrovanda vesiculosa" is a kind of...):

carnivorous plant (plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals)

Holonyms ("Aldrovanda vesiculosa" is a member of...):

Aldrovanda; genus Aldrovanda (one species: waterwheel plant)