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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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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).]
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