sundew
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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Among the most diverse are the sundews, known to experts as Droseraceae.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The peat is fed by a decaying layer of sphagnum moss, sundew, and butterwort, which deepens a millimeter a year.
—Aaron Hicklin, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
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
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025
The peat is fed by a decaying layer of sphagnum moss, sundew, and butterwort, which deepens a millimeter a year.
—Aaron Hicklin, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
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
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“Sundew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sundew. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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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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