1. a carnivorous plant with sticky tentacles that trap and digest insects; sundew
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The drosera’s leaves were covered with tiny droplets that looked like morning dew.
• Scientists study drosera to understand how plants can be carnivorous.
• The small fly became stuck to the drosera’s sticky surface.
• Drosera plants thrive in nutrient-poor, boggy environments.
• The botanist collected several species of drosera from the wetland.
• Children were fascinated watching the drosera slowly digest its prey.