drosera Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants
    genus Drosera.

WordNet

Dros"e*ra noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. dewy.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See Sundew. Gray.

Webster 1913