"sundew" meaning in All languages combined

See sundew on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sundews [plural]
Etymology: From sun + dew. Cognate with Dutch zonnedauw, Icelandic sóldögg, German Sonnentau. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sun|dew}} sun + dew, {{cog|nl|zonnedauw}} Dutch zonnedauw, {{cog|is|sóldögg}} Icelandic sóldögg, {{cog|de|Sonnentau}} German Sonnentau Head templates: {{en-noun}} sundew (plural sundews)
  1. Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world. Categories (lifeform): Carnivorous plants, Caryophyllales order plants Derived forms: Cape sundew, forked sundew, fork-leaved sundew, showy sundew Translations (group of insectivorous plants): рося́нка (rosjánka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 毛氈苔 /毛毡苔 (máozhāntái) (Chinese Mandarin), soldug (Danish), zonnedauw [masculine] (Dutch), sóldøgg [feminine] (Faroese), kihokki (Finnish), droséra [feminine] (French), Sonnentau [masculine] (German), δροσέρα (droséra) [feminine] (Greek), mikinalo (Hawaiian), sóldögg [feminine] (Icelandic), rosolida [feminine] (Italian), 毛氈苔 (mōsengoke) (alt: モウセンゴケ) (Japanese), サンデュー (sandyū) (Japanese), kimatanandro (Malagasy), mahatanando (Malagasy), wahu (Maori), soldogg (Norwegian), rosiczka [feminine] (Polish), drósera [feminine] (Portuguese), roua-cerului [feminine] (Romanian), roua-soarelui [feminine] (Romanian), рося́нка (rosjánka) [feminine] (Russian), rocío del sol (Spanish), sileshår (Swedish), หยาดน้ำค้าง (yàat-nám-káang) (Thai), gọng vó (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "group of insectivorous plants",
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          "sense": "group of insectivorous plants",
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          "sense": "group of insectivorous plants",
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          "sense": "group of insectivorous plants",
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          "sense": "group of insectivorous plants",
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          "sense": "group of insectivorous plants",
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          "sense": "group of insectivorous plants",
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      "sense": "group of insectivorous plants",
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      "sense": "group of insectivorous plants",
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}

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