sundew

sun·dew  (snd, -dy)

n.

Any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, growing in wet ground and having leaves covered with sticky hairs. Also called drosera.

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[Obsolete Dutch sondauw (translation of Latin rs slis, dew of the sun) : son, sun (from Middle Dutch sonne; see swel- in Indo-European roots) + dauw, dew (from Middle Dutch dau; see dheu-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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sundew [ˈsʌnˌdjuː]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several bog plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects: family Droseraceae

[translation of Latin ros solis]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sundew - any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution daily dew, sundew plant carnivorous plant - plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals Drosera, genus Drosera - the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants

Translations

sundew [ˈsʌndjuː] N → rocío m de sol