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sundews

sundews is the plural of sundew.

Meaning of sundew

Noun

sundew (plural sundews)

  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.
    • I had always been fascinated by the way the sundew attracts insects with its bright color and false promise of nectar.1989 May, Uwe George, “Venezuela's Islands in Time”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 553

Phrases with sundews

Questions about sundews

What is sundews the plural of?
Sundews is the plural of sundew.

Words near sundews in the dictionary

  1. sunderments
  2. sunders
  3. sunders out
  4. Sundes
  5. sundew
  6. sundews
  7. sundial
  8. sundials
  9. Sundin
  10. Sundins
  11. sundisk

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