carnivorous plant

…A group of higher plants that capture small animals, digest them, and absorb them as part of their nutrients. They are also called carnivorous plants. All of them are autotrophs, having chlorophyll in their leaves and stems and carrying out photosynthesis, but they also have heterotrophic properties, absorbing nitrogen, phosphorus, etc. from the small animals that they prey on. …

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…小動物を捕らえ，消化し，養分の一部として吸収する高等植物の一群。肉食植物carnivorous plantともいう。すべて独立栄養者として，葉や茎にクロロフィルをもち光合成を行う一方，従属栄養的な性質ももち，獲物の小動物から窒素やリン等を摂取する。…

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