Any of several sundews (genus Drosera); esp. the round-leaved or common sundew, D. rotundifolia. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Droseraceae (sundew and allies) > [noun] (11) rosa solis1568 Any of several sundews (genus Drosera); esp. the round-leaved or common sundew, D. rotundifolia. Now rare. ros solis1578 A sundew, a carnivorous plant of the genus Drosera; = rosa solis, n. 2. Now rare. sundew1578 Any of the small carnivorous herbaceous plants of the cosmopolitan genus Drosera (family Droseraceae), typically found in damp places and having… youthgrass1584 a name for sundew. lust-wort1597 Gerarde's transl. of the Dutch name of the Round-leaved Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. moor grass1597 The round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. Now rare. red rot1597 English regional (originally northern). The plant sundew, Drosera rotundifolia (formerly believed to cause liver rot in sheep). Cf. rot-grass n. at… youthwort1597 = youthgrass n. rose of the sun1631 = rosa solis, n. 2. drosera1801 An insectivorous herb of the genus so called, = sundew, n.; also, the dried and powdered plant, formerly used as a remedy for respiratory diseases. dew-plant1869 (a) a name for the ice-plant (Mesembryanthemum), and for the sundew (Drosera); (b) a plant nourished with dew (nonce-use). |
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