Sundew Plant (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 plant's leaves glistened with dew-like droplets of glue-like substance that trapped unsuspecting insects.
- In the bog, the sundew plant thrived, its sticky leaves capturing mosquitoes and flies for sustenance.
- The sundew plant's unique adaptation allowed it to obtain essential nutrients from the insects it digested.
- Sundew plants are carnivorous, using their modified leaves to ensnare and devour small arthropods.
- The sundew plant's sticky hairs were so effective that they could even trap and digest spiders that wandered too close.