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noun
sun·dew
ˈsən-(ˌ)dü 
-(ˌ)dyü
: any of a genus (Drosera of the family Droseraceae, the sundew family) of bog-inhabiting insectivorous herbs having leaves covered with gland-tipped adhesive hairs
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In this way, the plants get all the benefits of carnivory without needing the specialised traps of a sundew or a Venus fly trap.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2012
The poems range from kayak-level considerations of ocean life to close looks at a wetland sundew to views of the moon, comets, and the cosmos.
—Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 June 2012
The poems range from kayak-level considerations of ocean life to close looks at a wetland sundew to views of the moon, comets, and the cosmos.
—Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
The Cape sundew, as it’s often called, tolerates temperatures down to freezing and into the high 90s with ease, and with proper care, will reward you with stalks of purple flowers.
—Sunset Magazine, 16 Oct. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined above
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“Sundew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sundew. Accessed 27 Jan. 2023.
Kids Definition
sundew
noun
sun·dew
ˈsən-d(y)ü
: any of a genus of wetland herbs that trap and digest insects with the sticky hairlike glands on their leaves
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