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Noun: waterwheel plant
  1. Floating 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
    "The waterwheel plant snaps shut on tiny aquatic prey";
    - Aldrovanda vesiculosa

Derived forms: waterwheel plants

Type of: carnivorous plant

Part of: Aldrovanda, genus Aldrovanda

Encyclopedia: Waterwheel plant