sundew

[ suhn-doo, -dyoo ]

noun
  1. any of several small, carnivorous bog plants of the genusDrosera, having sticky hairs that trap insects.

Origin of sundew

1
1570–80; <Dutch sondauw (compare German Sonnentau), translation of Latin rōs sōlis dew of the sun

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sundew

/ (ˈsʌnˌdjuː) /


noun
  1. any of several bog plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects: family Droseraceae

Origin of sundew

1
C16: translation of Latin ros solis

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