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Definition of Genlisea
1. Noun. Rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle to form traps; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genlisea
Literary usage of Genlisea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1896)
"... genlisea, different nature of the trap for capturing prey — Diversified methods
by which plants are nourished. UTRICULARIA MONTANA. ..."
2. Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin (1908)
"We thus see that animals are captured by genlisea, not by means of an elastic
valve, as with the foregoing species, but by a contrivance resembling an ..."
3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"1 genlisea; a piece of the tube seen from inside. ... One of the most noteworthy
is the genus genlisea, which is nearly related to ..."
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