Definition of Genus Drosera

1. Noun. The type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants.

Exact synonyms: Drosera
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Droseraceae, Family Droseraceae, Sundew Family
Member holonyms: Daily Dew, Sundew, Sundew Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Drosera

genus Doronicum
genus Dorotheanthus
genus Doryopteris
genus Dovyalis
genus Draba
genus Dracaena
genus Draco
genus Dracocephalum
genus Dracontium
genus Dracula
genus Dracunculus
genus Dreissena
genus Drepanis
genus Drimys
genus Dromaius
genus Drosera (current term)
genus Drosophila
genus Drosophyllum
genus Dryadella
genus Dryas
genus Drymarchon
genus Drymoglossum
genus Drynaria
genus Dryopithecus
genus Dryopteris
genus Drypis
genus Dugong
genus Dumetella
genus Durio
genus Dusicyon

Literary usage of Genus Drosera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1896)
"... with its elongated leaves, probably represents the condition of an early progenitor of the genus Drosera; and none of the tentacles of Drosophyllum, ..."

2. Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin (1908)
"In a future chapter we shall see that Drosophyllum, with its elongated leaves, probably represents the condition of an early progenitor of the genus Drosera ..."

3. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1903)
"It prevails overwhelmingly in the genus Drosera. From it all the types in the genus are derivable. From a study of the specific forms and their distribution ..."

4. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1907)
"ROSENBERG" states that in the genus Drosera the pollen cells remain united in tetrads at maturity, even after pollination. ..."

5. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1880)
"Some members of the genus " Drosera," commonly called ''sun-dews," have again attracted attention on account of their reputed value as a remedy in phthisis. ..."

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