The rhubarb plant (Rheum palaestinum), however, takes an entirely different approach: its huge leaves funnel water to its single root.

该大黄类植物(Rheum palaestinum)却采取了完全不同的另外一种方式：巨大的叶子将水分引导到独根里面。

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Each piece of the 200-square-metre structure, which is supported by funnel-shaped legs, is formed by a single length of resin-coated fibre and weighs just 45 kilograms.

整个结构面积达200平方米，其中的每一部分都由漏斗状的结构支撑，由单向的树脂包层纤维组成，重量仅45千克。

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A single ear with the lobe-off that is further trimmed across the lobe area by a straight cut to remove all but the funnel like upper portion.

已去掉脂肪耳叶的单耳，再经以直切的方式割除耳根基部的赘肉，而只保留上部漏斗状的部分。

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Thus, experts now don't know whether the 1925 Tri-State tornado -- which killed about 695 people when it tore through Missouri, Illinois and Indiana -- was actually a single funnel or many, which is why it isn't officially considered the deadliest single tornado.

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