About The Word Sundew
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Sundew
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What's The Definition Of Sundew?
[n] any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sundew: daily dew | sundew plant Related Terms | Find terms related to Sundew: See Also | carnivorous plant | Drosera | genus Drosera Sundew In Webster's Dictionary \Sun"dew`\, n. (Bot.)
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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