HyperDic: genus_aldrovanda

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Aldrovanda:
NOUNplantgenus Aldrovanda, Aldrovandaone species
English > genus Aldrovanda: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOne species: waterwheel plant.
SynonymAldrovanda
Member ofDroseraceae, family Droseraceae, sundew familyA family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs
Memberswaterwheel plant, Aldrovanda vesiculosafloating 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 ... / water fleas
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishaldrovanda, genus aldrovanda
Catalanaldrovanda, genus aldrovanda

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