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Meaning of "sundew" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SUNDEW

Translation of Latin ros solis.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNDEW

sundew  [ˈsʌnˌdjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNDEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sundew is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUNDEW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sundew

Drosera

Drosera, commonly known as the sundews, comprise one of the largest genera of carnivorous plants, with at least 194 species. These members of the family Droseraceae lure, capture, and digest insects using stalked mucilaginous glands covering their leaf surfaces. The insects are used to supplement the poor mineral nutrition of the soil in which they grow. Various species, which vary greatly in size and form, can be found growing natively on every continent except Antarctica. Both the botanical name and the English common name refer to the glistening drops of mucilage at the tip of each tentacle that resemble drops of morning dew.

Definition of sundew in the English dictionary

The definition of sundew in the dictionary is any of several bog plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects: family Droseraceae.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNDEW


adieu
əˈdjuː
bedew
bɪˈdjuː
deaw
djuː
dew
djuː
due
djuː
d´you
djuː
endue
ɪnˈdjuː
fondue
ˈfɒndjuː
honeydew
ˈhʌnɪˌdjuː
indue
ɪnˈdjuː
mildew
ˈmɪlˌdjuː
overdue
ˌəʊvəˈdjuː
perdu
ˈpɜːdjuː
perdue
ˈpɜːdjuː
residue
ˈrɛzɪˌdjuː
subdue
səbˈdjuː
undue
ʌnˈdjuː
vendue
ˈvɛndjuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNDEW

sunder
sunderable
sunderance
sunderer
Sunderland
sunderment
sundial
sundog
sundown
sundowner
sundress
sundries
sundrily
sundrops
sundry
sundry shop
Sundsvall
sunfast
sunfish
sunflower

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNDEW

a good few
Andrew
brand-new
crew
downy mildew
drew
few
grew
have a few
Hebrew
interview
knew
Matthew
mountain dew
overview
powdery mildew
preview
review
the new
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Synonyms and antonyms of sundew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sundew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNDEW

Find out the translation of sundew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sundew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sundew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

茅膏菜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

drosera
570 millions of speakers

English

sundew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sundew
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سنديو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

росянка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

drósera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sundew
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

drosera
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sundew
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnentau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モウセンゴケ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

끈끈이 주걱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sundew
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sundew
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Sundew
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोंडेव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

böcek yiyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

drosera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rosiczka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

росичка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sundew
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sundew
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zonnedauw
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sundew
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sundew
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sundew

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNDEW»

The term «sundew» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.633 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNDEW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sundew

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNDEW»

Discover the use of sundew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sundew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
846 Drosera L. Droseraceae Australia: Drummond's sundew D. binata Labill. Australia: forked sundew D. bulbigena Morrison Australia: midget sundew D. bulbosa Hook. Australia: red-leaved sundew D. burmannii M. Vahl English: tropical ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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Planting the Future: Saving Our Medicinal Herbs
Sundew flower essence, says Jane, "teaches us how to bring strength and tenacity of the ego into harmony and balance with the wisdom and guidance of the higher self, so that they can function together in unison and bring us ever closer to ...
Rosemary Gladstar, Pamela Hirsch, 2000
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CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
(1) Drosera adelae; (2) SUNDEW; (4) Australia 9191. (1) Drosera anglica; (2) ENGLISH SUNDEW, GREAT SUNDEW; (3) droseraceae; (4) Glacier Bay National Park, Glacier National Park, Lake Clark National Park, Yellowstone National Park ...
Tim Johnson, 1998
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Texas Wildflowers: A Field Guide
Members of the Sundew family are found in acid bogs and capture insects with one of several methods. The sundew, Drosera, traps insects with sticky hairs on the leaves. Venus flytrap (Dionaea), which is not found in Texas, has leaf blades  ...
Campbell Loughmiller, Lynn Loughmiller, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Cultivated Plants: From Acacia to Zinnia [3 ...
O'Connell, Sanjida. Sugar: The Grass That Changed the World. London: Virgin Books, 2004. Pearson, C. J. Field Crop Ecosystems. New York: Elsevier, 1992. Sundew A carnivorous plant, the sundew is in the genus Drosera, Greek for “ dewy.
Christopher Cumo, 2013
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Bogs of the Northeast
The other common species, spatulateleaved sundew (D. intermedia), ismore restricted to peatlands, especially those near thecoast. Itoften growsinthe samepeatlands as roundleaved sundew but in somewhat wetterand slightly more  ...
Charles W. Johnson, 2000
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Cape Cod Wildflowers: A Vanishing Heritage
Sundew: Thread-leaved Drosera filiformis Raf. Round-leaved D. rotundifolia L. Spatulate-leaved D. intermedia Hayne There are plants which capture the imagination not for their beauty or fragrance but for uniqueness of form and function.
Mario J. DiGregorio, Jeff Wallner, 2003
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Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers: A Guide to Common ...
PINK SUNDEW Drosera capillaris Poiret Sundew Family (Droseraceae) HAIRY WICKY Kalmia hirsuta Walter Heath Family (Ericaceae) Description: Of the 3 species of sundew that occur primarily within the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Pink ...
Gil Nelson, 2006
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Plant Lore of an Alaskan Island: Foraging in the Kodiak ...
Description: Sundew is an insect-eating perennial. Often this plant is quite small, but it can grow to 10 inches tall. It has fibrous roots. The dewy leaves are sticky and designed to trap unsuspecting insects, such as mosquitoes, midges, and ...
Fran Kelso, Frances Kelso Graham, 2011
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An Introduction To Experimental Design And Statistics For ...
The null hypothesis is that there is no association between sundew and heather, or if you prefer, that the occurrence of sundew is independent of (i.e. not affected by) the presence of heather. What this means is that the two species occur at ...
David Heath, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNDEW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sundew is used in the context of the following news items.
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Macro Photos Show the Strange Beauty of Bug-Eating Sundew Plants
One of his recent subjects has been the Drosera, also known as sundews, which are among the largest of all carnivorous plants. The plants are covered with ... «PetaPixel, Jul 15»
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New plant species 'discovered on Facebook'
Amateur researcher Reginaldo Vasconcelos first photographed the sundew plant ... since named as “drosera magnifica“, or magnificent sundew, describing it as ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Elaine Yan Ling Ng's interactive Sundew installation coils in …
Ng created the Sundew installation for her commission as one of the 2015 Designers of the Future Award winners, which was presented at the Design ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»
4
Man wearing monkey mask stabs homeowner during Barrie home …
According to Barrie police, the two men entered the home on Sundew Drive at around 10:40 p.m. with the intention of stealing cash and electronics. One of the ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
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Sundew, pitcher plant 'eat' insects
A nice little plant to search for these days is the sundew, one of our native carnivorous plants living in moist areas. Although it is very small and easily missed, ... «Mount Desert Islander, Jul 15»
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Designers of the Future reveal interactive jellyfish and tools for …
Elaine Yan Ling Ng's Sundew installation comprises a set of interactive jellyfish-shaped forms that change shape to mimic movements of a tiny carnivorous plant ... «Dezeen, Jun 15»
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Carnivorous plant adhesive helps cells stick
The adhesive used by carnivorous sundew plants to trap insects may one day find use as a cell-friendly scaffold in tissue engineering, researchers in the US ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, May 15»
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The Sundew's Lure Disguises A Deadly Trap
Peering closely down at the wet ground, I was intrigued by a small red plant called a sundew. As I watched, a miniature drama took place: one of the plant's ... «MTPR, Mar 15»
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Rich life of the Aripo Savannas
To cope with this, intriguing plants like the carnivorous Sundew Plant (Drosera capillaris) have evolved to trap and eat insects and nematodes. Rich plant life. «Trinidad Guardian, Sep 14»
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Exhibition to celebrate epic journey by Sundew
As well as the exhibition, there will be a timeline of the journey on display in The Sundew Cafe. There will also be a barbecue next to one of the dragline's cabs. «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Jul 14»

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