carnivorous plant
plant that traps and consumes animals or protozoans
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Summary
carnivorous plant is a plant life-form[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of plant life form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,816 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: plant[3], insectivore[4], predator[5]
- Commons category: Carnivorous plants[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Carnivorous plants[7]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14]
- Partially coincident with: Protocarnivorous plant[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Carnivorous plants[16]
- Different from: insectivore[17]
- Has list: list of carnivorous plants[18]
Why It Matters
carnivorous plant has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]