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sundew

sun·dew

uncommon

noun

1.

any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution

Origin

From sun + dew. Cognate with Dutch zonnedauw, Icelandic sóldögg, German Sonnentau.

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