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The cells are thus the stomachs of which the plant has millions like mouths.

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Lorenz Oken
Age: 72 †
Born: 1779
Born: August 2
Died: 1851
Died: August 11
Biologist
Entomologist
Naturalist
Ornithologist
Philosopher
University Teacher
Imperial City of Offenburg
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