noun
- a small carnivorous plant with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects
Usage: botany
Examples
- The sundew’s leaves glisten with tiny droplets that attract flies.
- We found several sundew plants growing in the bog.
- The insect became stuck to the sundew’s adhesive tentacles.
- Sundews are fascinating examples of carnivorous plants.
- The botanist studied how sundews digest their prey.
- Round-leaved sundew is common in wetland areas.