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dew plant

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sun⋅dew

[suhn-doo, -dyoo]
–noun
any of several small, carnivorous bog plants of the genus Drosera, having sticky hairs that trap insects.
Also called dew plant, rosa solis.


Origin:
1570–80; < D sondauw (cf. G Sonnentau), trans. of L rōs sōlis dew of the sun
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