Daily Dew (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The sundew, also known as daily dew, is a carnivorous plant that obtains essential nutrients by capturing and digesting insects.
- In the bogs of northern Europe, daily dew plants thrive in the acidic soil and high humidity.
- The daily dew's leaves are covered in tiny, sticky hairs called trichomes that trap unsuspecting insects.
- Daily dew plants have adapted to live in nutrient-poor soil by obtaining essential nutrients from the insects they capture.
- The daily dew's unique ability to obtain nutrients from insects has fascinated botanists and naturalists for centuries.