DROSERA

Drosera, genus Drosera

(noun) the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

drosera (plural droseras)

Any of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera.

Synonyms

• sundew

Anagrams

• adorers, arrosed, roaders

Source: Wiktionary


Dros"e*ra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See Sundew. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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