Aldrovanda

noun

Al·​dro·​van·​da

ˌal-drō-ˈvan-də

: a genus of floating aquatic plants (family Droseraceae) found from southern Europe to Australia having small white flowers and whorls of leaves that act as traps for insects

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ulisse Aldrovandi †1605 Italian naturalist

First Known Use

circa 1773, in the meaning defined above

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