waterwheel plant

noun

An endangered carnivorous aquatic plant, Aldrovanda vesiculosa, which is the sole extant species of the genus Aldrovanda.

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Aldrovanda vesiculosa
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Meanings

nounwaterwheel plant (plural waterwheel plants)

plural waterwheel plants

  1. An endangered carnivorous aquatic plant, Aldrovanda vesiculosa, which is the sole extant species of the genus Aldrovanda.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfloating aquatic carnivorous perennial of central and southern Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia having whorls of 6 to 9 leaves ending in hinged lobes for capturing e.g. water fleas

Similar
Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Broader
carnivorous plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Wasserfalle
  • WasserfalleAldrovanda vesiculosa
Japanese 狢藻
  • 狢藻 (mujinamo)Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Korean 벌레먹이말
  • 벌레먹이말 (beollemeogimal)Aldrovanda vesiculosa
Vietnamese rong ăn thịt
  • rong ăn thịtAldrovanda vesiculosa
Cite this entry
APA

waterwheel plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterwheel%20plant

MLA

“waterwheel plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterwheel%20plant. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waterwheel plant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waterwheel%20plant.

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