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 Definitions of Sundew  [ˈsʌnˌdu, -ˌdyu]  

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Definition of 'Sundew' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sundew
any of several small bog or aquatic plants, esp. of the genus
Drosera.

Etymology:  (1570–80)

Definition of 'Sundew' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) 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; cosmopolitan in distribution


Definition of 'Sundew' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Sundew
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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