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sundew
[ suhn-doo, -dyoo ]
/ ˈsʌnˌdu, -ˌdyu /
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noun
any of several small, carnivorous bog plants of the genus Drosera, having sticky hairs that trap insects.
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Also called dew plant, rosa solis.
Origin of sundew
1570–80; <Dutch sondauw (compare German Sonnentau), translation of Latin rōs sōlis dew of the sun
Words nearby sundew
Sunday supplement, sun deck, sunder, sundered, Sunderland, sundew, sundial, sun disc, sun disk, sundog, sundown
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British Dictionary definitions for sundew
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
Word Origin for sundew
C16: translation of Latin ros solis
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