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carnivorous plants

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carnivorous plants: see bladderwort bladderwort , any plant of the genus Utricularia, insectivorous or carnivorous aquatic plants, many native to North America. Small animals are caught and digested in bladderlike organs of the finely divided submerged leaves.
..... Click the link for more information. ; pitcher plant pitcher plant, any of several insectivorous plants with leaves adapted for trapping insects. Each leaf forms a "pitcher," a somewhat trumpet-shaped enclosure, usually containing a liquid.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Venus's-flytrap Venus's-flytrap, insectivorous or carnivorous bog plant (Dionaea muscipula) native to the Carolina savannas and now widely cultivated as a novelty. The leaves, borne in a low rosette, resemble bear traps.
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Patrick MacNee and his various sidekicks, including Diana Rigg, Honor Blackman (pictured) and Linda Thorson as well as some forgettable blokes, battled carnivorous plants, invisible men and evil robots as well as your more common or garden villains.
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