Drosera n 1: the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog- inhabiting insectivorous plants [syn: {Drosera}, {genus Drosera}]
Drosera \Dros"e*ra\ (dr[o^]s"[-e]*r[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. drosero`s dewy.] (Bot.) A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See {Sundew}. --Gray. [1913 Webster]