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sundew
[ suhn-doo, -dyoo ]
noun
- any of several small, carnivorous bog plants of the genus Drosera, having sticky hairs that trap insects.
sundew
/ ˈsʌnˌdjuː /
noun
- any of several bog plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects: family Droseraceae
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sundew1
1570–80; < Dutch sondauw (compare German Sonnentau ), translation of Latin rōs sōlis dew of the sun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sundew1
C16: translation of Latin ros solis
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Example Sentences
Such a plant is our common round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia, L.).
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Closely related to the sundew is the Venus fly-trap (Diona muscipula, Ellis).
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If some Sundew (Drosera) can be obtained and kept in the schoolroom, it will supply material for many interesting experiments.
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The upper face of the leaves of the common species of Drosera, or Sundew, is beset with stout bristles, having a glandular tip.
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Weve found some sundew and two ferns I dont know, as well as all sorts of other things, she announced.
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