Definition of sundew Sundew
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NounPlural: sundews |
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| sundew - any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution | ||
| sundew plant, daily dew | ||
| carnivorous plant plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals | ||
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- sundew (Noun)
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus that catch insects by sticky droplets "dew" at the end of hairs on the leafs and grow in boggy ground all over the world.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sundew (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.
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sundew
Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets at the end of hairs on the leafs and grow in boggy ground all over the world.
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🔤- sundew, noun, singular of sundews.
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