sundew

• 茅膏菜，指茅膏菜属（Drosera）的各种沼泽植物，其叶片上覆盖有能分泌黏液、捕捉并消化昆虫的腺毛；这类植物广泛分布于世界各地。

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.

   食虫沼泽植物

   • 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.

   同义词drosera