protocarnivorous
English
Pronunciation
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|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /ˌpɹəʊtəkɑːˈnɪvəɹəs/
Etymology
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Adjective
protocarnivorous (not comparable)
- (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
- 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.
- 2007, Carolyn Dodson and William W. Dunmire, Mountain Wildflowers of the Southern Rockies: Revealing Their Natural History, University of New Mexico Press, 45:
- 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: […]
- 1998, Pierre Jolivet, Interrelationship Between Insects and Plants, CRC Press, 101: