carnivorous plant

collocation in English

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carnivorous
adjective
uk
/kɑːˈnɪv.ər.əs/us
/kɑːrˈnɪv.ɚ.əs/
relating to a person, animal, or other living thing that ...
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plant
noun
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/plɑːnt/us
/plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
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(Definition ofcarnivorousandplantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She is like acarnivorousplant.
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The group has been reviewing the conservation status of carnivorous plants, and developing acarnivorousplantaction plan.
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This is by far the greatest number of cultivars of anycarnivorousplantgenus.
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Pocosin wetlands, a type of wetland that supports rarecarnivorousplantspecies, are found in the park.
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New data relating to the evolution and phylogeny of somecarnivorousplantfamilies.
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Due to this she is used to bad situations, such that she keep acarnivorousplantthat bits her think it is only playing.
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A fourth special issue was published in 2012 to cover the manycarnivorousplanttaxa described the previous year.
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Of all the plants a verasoma is the most ferocious and formidable, a mobilecarnivorousplant.
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It therefore has appeal to natural history scientists as well ascarnivorousplantenthusiasts.
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A self-confessed nepenthophile, he is acarnivorousplantenthusiast.
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Acarnivorousplantthat catches no insects at all will rarely die, although its growth may be impaired.
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Hence, acarnivorousplantwill have both decreased photosynthesis and increased respiration, making the potential for growth small and the cost of carnivory high.
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There are both advantages and disadvantages to being acarnivorousplant.
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There is also a smallcarnivorousplantroom.
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Anothercarnivorousplantis the trumpet pitcher that snares insects when they fall into its tubular leaves.
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Neither of these names were validly published, but again they remain in use amongcarnivorousplantgrowers.
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She becomes a ghost after being eaten alive by acarnivorousplant, leaving behind only her bones and clothes.
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Mostcarnivorousplantspecies require very specific environmental conditions to thrive.
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However, due the sensitivity of the plant, interest in the genus has been restricted to a small portion of thecarnivorousplanthobbyist community.
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