retentive
adj
1 (of the memory) having the ability to remember facts, impressions, etc (指记忆力)有记性的, 记忆力强的.
2 having the ability to hold or contain liquid, etc 能保持或容纳液体等的
retentive soil, ie that does not dry out quickly 能保持水分的土壤.
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.