Sundew Definition

sŭndo͝o, -dyo͝o
sundews
noun
sundews
Any of a genus (Drosera) of small plants of the sundew family, having leaves covered with adhesive hairs that trap insects, which are digested by the plant.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • daily dew
  • sundew plant
adjective
Designating a family (Droseraceae, order Nepenthales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the Venus' flytrap.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sundew

Noun

Singular:
sundew
Plural:
sundews

Origin of Sundew

  • Obsolete Dutch sondauw (translation of Latin rōs sōlis dew of the sun) son sun (from Middle Dutch sonne sāwel- in Indo-European roots) dauw dew (from Middle Dutch dau dheu-1 in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • sun +"Ž dew

    From Wiktionary

Sundew Sentence Examples

  • The hollows, rich in S. cuspidatum, are occasionally fringed by great sundew Drosera anglica.

  • Thus Nepenthes secures a supply of nitrogenous food from the animal world in a manner somewhat similar to that adopted by the British sundew, butterwort, and other insectivorous plants.

  • The locally scarce oblong leaved sundew occurs on the site.

  • The North American Thread-leaved Sundew (D. filiformis) is a beautiful bog plant, with very long slender leaves covered with glandular hairs, the flowers purple-rose color, half an inch wide, and opening only in the sunshine.

  • Less common specialities of these boggy areas include bog pimpernel, bog asphodel, round-leaved sundew and pale butterwort.

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