NOUN | plant | sundew, sundew plant, daily dew | any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects |
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Meaning | Any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution. | |
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Synonyms | sundew plant, daily dew | |
Member of | Drosera, genus Drosera | The type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants |
Broader | carnivorous plant | plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals |
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