sundew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sundew.wav

Word forms

sundew sundews

Etymology

From sun + dew. Cognate with Dutch zonnedauw, Icelandic sóldögg, German Sonnentau.

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