dros·o·phyl·lum \ˌdräsəˈfiləm\noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek drosos + New Latin -phyllum 1.capitalized: a genus of insectivorous plants (family Droseraceae) having narrow leaves arranged like those of plants of the genus Drosera and yellow flowers with 10 stamens — compare sundew 2.pluraldrosophyl·la\-lə\: any plant of the genus Drosophyllum — called also flycatcher