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    WATERWHEEL PLANT

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     I. (noun) 

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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 fleasplay

    Synonyms:

    Aldrovanda vesiculosa; waterwheel plant

    Classified under:

    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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