drosera
ər noun
any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin (Linnaeus), the genus name < Greek droserá, feminine of droserós dewy, equivalent to drós(os) dew + -eros adj. suffix
< Neo-Latin (Linnaeus), the genus name < Greek droserá, feminine of droserós dewy, equivalent to drós(os) dew + -eros adj. suffix
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| drosera | |
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| the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants |
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