sundew

American  

[suhn-doo, -dyoo] / ˈsʌnˌdu, -ˌdyu /

noun

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

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sundew British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of sundew

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

Example Sentences

His research found that lots of wetland species, such as carnivorous sundews and bog asphodel, disappeared after the fires.

From BBC

That's just one of the findings in a new study that sequences the genome of Nepenthes gracilis, a species of carnivorous plant related to Venus flytraps, as well as sundews, beets and spinach.

From Science Daily

Its other plant life include sundews, which feed on insects that get trapped in their sticky tentacles.

From BBC

At Westhay Nature Reserve, sphagnum moss and sundews form a carpet on the boggy ground and the wetlands attract rare birds such as bitterns and curlews.

From BBC

Triantha got more than half of its nitrogen from prey, similar to sundews, a carnivorous plant living nearby, the team reports today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

From Science Magazine