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==English==
==English==
{{wikipedia|Protocarnivorous plant}}
{{wikipedia|Protocarnivorous plant}}

===Etymology===
From {{prefix|en|proto|carnivorous}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˌprəʊtəkɑːˈnɪvəɹəs/|lang=en}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˌpɹəʊtəkɑːˈnɪvəɹəs/|a=UK}}

===Etymology===
{{prefix|proto|carnivorous|lang=en}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}
{{en-adj|-}}


# {{context|botany|of a plant|lang=en}} [[capable]] of [[trap]]ping and killing [[insect]]s or other animals but lacking the ability to [[digest]] or [[absorb]] [[nutrients]] from its [[prey]]
# {{lb|en|botany|of a plant}} [[capable|Capable]] of [[trap]]ping and killing [[insect]]s or other animals but lacking the ability to [[digest]] or [[absorb]] [[nutrients]] from its [[prey]].
#: {{syn|en|paracarnivorous|subcarnivorous}}
#* '''1998''', Pierre Jolivet, ''Interrelationship Between Insects and Plants'', CRC Press, 101:
#*: Recently, a new distinction has been made between the classical carnivorous plants, terrestrial or aquatic, and the newly discovered '''protocarnivorous''' plants.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=1998|author=Pierre Jolivet|title=Interrelationship Between Insects and Plants|publisher=CRC Press|page=101|passage=Recently, a new distinction has been made between the classical carnivorous plants, terrestrial or aquatic, and the newly discovered '''protocarnivorous''' plants.}}
#* '''2007''', Carolyn Dodson and William W. Dunmire, ''Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies: Revealing Their Natural History'', University of New Mexico Press, 45:
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2007|author=Carolyn Dodson; William W. Dunmire|title=Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies: Revealing Their Natural History|publisher=University of New Mexico Press|page=45|passage=Pinedrops and other '''protocarnivorous''' species have an advantage over other plants in situations where soil nitrogen is scarce.}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2011|editors=Janek von Byern; Ingo Grunwald|title=Biological Adhesive Systems|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|page=24|passage=The abundance of dead and decaying animals turns the traps into attractive habits for different organisms. Carnivorous and '''protocarnivorous''' plants employ two different strategies to face this challenge: {{...}}}}
#*: Pinedrops and other '''protocarnivorous''' species have an advantage over other plants in situations where soil nitrogen is scarce.
#* '''2010''', Janek von Byern and Ingo Grunwald (Eds.), ''Biological Adhesive Systems'', SpringerWeinNewYork, 24:
#*: The abundance of dead and decaying animals turns the traps into attractive habits for different organisms. Carnivorous and '''protocarnivorous''' plants employ two different strategies to face this challenge: {{...}}

====Synonyms====
* [[paracarnivorous]]
* [[subcarnivorous]]


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* [[protocarnivorous plant]]
* {{l|en|protocarnivorous plant}}


====See also====
====Related terms====
* {{l|en|protocarnivore}}
* [[carnivorous plant]]

Latest revision as of 01:43, 19 August 2024

English

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Etymology

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From proto- +‎ carnivorous.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɹəʊtəkɑːˈnɪvəɹəs/

Adjective

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protocarnivorous (not comparable)

  1. (botany, of a plant) Capable of trapping and killing insects or other animals but lacking the ability to digest or absorb nutrients from its prey.
    Synonyms: paracarnivorous, subcarnivorous
    • 1998, Pierre Jolivet, Interrelationship Between Insects and Plants, CRC Press, page 101:
      Recently, a new distinction has been made between the classical carnivorous plants, terrestrial or aquatic, and the newly discovered protocarnivorous plants.
    • 2007, Carolyn Dodson, William W. Dunmire, Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies: Revealing Their Natural History, University of New Mexico Press, page 45:
      Pinedrops and other protocarnivorous species have an advantage over other plants in situations where soil nitrogen is scarce.
    • 2011, Janek von Byern, Ingo Grunwald, editors, Biological Adhesive Systems, Springer Science & Business Media, page 24:
      The abundance of dead and decaying animals turns the traps into attractive habits for different organisms. Carnivorous and protocarnivorous plants employ two different strategies to face this challenge: []

Derived terms

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