drosera

[ dros-er-uh ]

/ ˈdrɒs ər ə /

noun

any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews.

Origin of drosera

<New Latin (Linnaeus), the genus name <Greek droserá, feminine of droserós dewy, equivalent to drós(os) dew + -eros adj. suffix

Words nearby drosera

drop the handkerchief, drop valve, drop window, dropwort, drop zone, drosera, droshky, drosky, drosometer, drosophila, dross

Example sentences from the Web for drosera

I do not think any discovery gave me more pleasure than proving a true act of digestion in Drosera.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
Drosera, dros′er-a, n. a genus of small herbaceous plants of the order Droserace, generally inhabiting marshy places.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
I shall work away next summer when Drosera opens again, for I am much interested in subject.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin
We do not hesitate to class amongst vegetables the Drosera, the Dionaea, the Pinguicula, which are insectivorous plants.
Creative Evolution|Henri Bergson

It only shuts for a short time if a grain of sand touches the sensitive hair, and, like Drosera, is not deceived in its food.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot

单词	drosera
释义	drosera [ dros-er-uh ] / ˈdrɒs ər ə / noun any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews. Origin of drosera <New Latin (Linnaeus), the genus name <Greek droserá, feminine of droserós dewy, equivalent to drós(os) dew + -eros adj. suffix Words nearby drosera drop the handkerchief, drop valve, drop window, dropwort, drop zone, drosera, droshky, drosky, drosometer, drosophila, dross Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drosera I do not think any discovery gave me more pleasure than proving a true act of digestion in Drosera. More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin Drosera, dros′er-a, n. a genus of small herbaceous plants of the order Droserace, generally inhabiting marshy places. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various I shall work away next summer when Drosera opens again, for I am much interested in subject. More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin We do not hesitate to class amongst vegetables the Drosera, the Dionaea, the Pinguicula, which are insectivorous plants. Creative Evolution\|Henri Bergson It only shuts for a short time if a grain of sand touches the sensitive hair, and, like Drosera, is not deceived in its food. The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot
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