WATERWHEEL PLANT

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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

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Nouns denoting plants

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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