sun·dew (s n d  , -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. [Obsolete Dutch sondauw (translation of Latin r  s slis, dew of the sun) : son, sun (from Middle Dutch sonne; see s wel- in Indo-European roots) + dauw, dew (from Middle Dutch dau; see dheu-1 in Indo-European roots).] |
sundew [ˈsʌnˌdjuː]
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(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]
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| 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 distributioncarnivorous 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 |
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