Drosera, genus Drosera
(noun) the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
drosera (plural droseras)
Any of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera.
• sundew
• 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
22 February 2025
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