sundew
sundew · sundews
росянка
Sonnentau
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by…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.
Meaning
1 sensesAny 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.
Sonnentau
рося́нкаrosjánka
any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution
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Origin
From sun + dew. Cognate with Dutch zonnedauw, Icelandic sóldögg, German Sonnentau.From sun + dew. Cognate with Dutch zonnedauw, Icelandic sóldögg, German Sonnentau.
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plural: sundewsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution:sundew plantdaily dew