sundew

Drosera tokaiensis, a species of sundew

Meaning

Noun

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 leafs and grow in boggy ground all over the world.

Origin

From sun + dew.

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