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sundew

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sundew plant, daily dew

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carnivorous plant

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: рося́нка (rosjánka) — group of insectivorous plants
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛氈苔 /毛毡苔 (máozhāntái) — group of insectivorous plants
  • Danish: soldug — group of insectivorous plants
  • Dutch: zonnedauw — group of insectivorous plants
  • Faroese: sóldøgg — group of insectivorous plants
  • Finnish: kihokki — group of insectivorous plants
  • French: droséra — group of insectivorous plants
  • French: rossolis — group of insectivorous plants
  • German: Sonnentau — group of insectivorous plants
  • Greek: δροσέρα (droséra) — group of insectivorous plants
  • Hawaiian: mikinalo — group of insectivorous plants
  • Icelandic: sóldögg — group of insectivorous plants
  • Italian: rosolida — group of insectivorous plants
  • Japanese: 毛氈苔 (mōsengoke) — group of insectivorous plants
  • Japanese: サンデュー (sandyū) — group of insectivorous plants
  • Malagasy: kimatanandro — group of insectivorous plants
  • Malagasy: mahatanando — group of insectivorous plants
  • Māori: wahu — group of insectivorous plants
  • Norwegian: soldogg — group of insectivorous plants
  • Polish: rosiczka — group of insectivorous plants
  • Portuguese: drósera — group of insectivorous plants
  • Romanian: roua-cerului — group of insectivorous plants
  • Romanian: roua-soarelui — group of insectivorous plants
  • Russian: рося́нка (rosjánka) — group of insectivorous plants
  • Serbo-Croatian: rosulja — group of insectivorous plants
  • Spanish: rocío del sol — group of insectivorous plants
  • Swedish: sileshår — group of insectivorous plants
  • Thai: หยาดน้ําค้าง (yàat-nám-káang) — group of insectivorous plants
  • Vietnamese: gọng vó — group of insectivorous plants