sundew

• Sonnentau bezeichnet verschiedene fleischfressende Pflanzen der Gattung Drosera, deren Blätter mit klebrigen Drüsenhaaren besetzt sind, mit denen sie Insekten fangen und verdauen; sie sind weltweit verbreitet.

A noun referring to any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera, whose leaves are covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; these plants have a cosmopolitan distribution.

1. Carnivorous bog plantC1formalscientific

   Any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects.

   Fleischfressende Moorpflanze

   • The sundew uses its sticky tentacles to capture small insects.
   • Sundews are commonly found in nutrient-poor bogs and marshes.
   • The leaves of the sundew glisten with a sticky substance that attracts prey.

   Synonymedrosera