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DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Drosophyllum lusitanicum mean?
• DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM (noun)
The noun DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM has 1 sense:
1. perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco
Familiarity information: DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DROSOPHYLLUM LUSITANICUM (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Drosophyllum lusitanicum" is a kind of...):
carnivorous plant (plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals)
Holonyms ("Drosophyllum lusitanicum" is a member of...):
Drosophyllum; genus Drosophyllum (one species)
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