[dros-er-uh] 
| any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews. |
| dros·er·a (drŏs'ər-ə) n. See sundew. [Greek, feminine of droseros, dewy, from drosos, dew.] |
| sun·dew (sŭn'dōō', -dyōō') n. Any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, growing in wet ground and having leaves covered with sticky hairs. Also called drosera. [Obsolete Dutch sondauw (translation of Latin rōs sōlis, dew of the sun) : son, sun (from Middle Dutch sonne; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots) + dauw, dew (from Middle Dutch dau; see dheu-1 in Indo-European roots).] |