Carnivorous plants

Pronunciation
/kar-niv-or-us plants/
Category
Botany
Singular
Carnivorous plant
Plural
Carnivorous plants

Definition

Plants that obtain some or most of their nutrients by trapping and consuming insects and other small animals.

Etymology

From Latin 'carnivorus', meaning 'meat-eating'.

Example

Carnivorous plants have evolved specialized trapping mechanisms to capture prey in nutrient-poor environments.

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