Category:Sundew

Sun"dew`, n. (bot.)

Defn: any plant of the genus drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are Beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that Glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an Insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf Digests it. Called also lustwort.