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insectivorous plants:

insectivorous plants: see bladderwort; pitcher plant; Venus's-flytrap.

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pitcher plant - pitcher plant pitcher plant, any of several insectivorous plants with leaves adapted for trapping ...
bladderwort - bladderwort bladderwort , any plant of the genus Utricularia, insectivorous or carnivorous aquatic ...
Venus's-flytrap - Venus's-flytrap Venus's-flytrap, insectivorous or carnivorous bog plant (Dionaea muscipula) ...
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