sundew

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small carnivorous bog plant of the genus Drosera whose leaves bear sticky, glistening hairs that trap and digest insects

   A patch of round-leaved sundew grew among the moss at the edge of the bog.

A compound of sun + dew, named for the clear sticky droplets on the leaf hairs, which sparkle like dew in sunlight. Comparable compounds occur in several Germanic languages, including German Sonnentau and Dutch zonnedauw.

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