roridula

roridula
noun
either of 2 species of the genus Roridula; South African viscid perennial low-growing woody shrubs
• Hypernyms: ↑carnivorous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Roridula

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\\rȯˈrijələ\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin roridus dewy + -ula
: a genus of southern African insectivorous undershrubs (family Droseraceae) having entire or pinnatifid leaves and white or red flowers with a 3-celled ovary

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  • roridula — ro·rid·u·la …   English syllables

  • genus Roridula — noun insectivorous undershrubs of South Africa; in some classifications placed in the family Droseraceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Roridulaceae, ↑family Roridulaceae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Roridulaceae — Wanzenpflanzen Roridula gorgonias Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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