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Definition of Sundew
1. Noun. Any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution.
Exact synonyms: Daily Dew, Sundew Plant
Generic synonyms: Carnivorous Plant
Group relationships: Drosera, Genus Drosera
Generic synonyms: Carnivorous Plant
Group relationships: Drosera, Genus Drosera
Definition of Sundew
1. n. Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort.
Definition of Sundew
1. Noun. Any of a group of insectivorous plants that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leafs. Most of these plants belong to the genus ''Drosera'': these grow in boggy ground all over the world. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sundew
1. a marsh plant [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sundew
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