Definition of Genus Roridula

1. Noun. Insectivorous undershrubs of South Africa; in some classifications placed in the family Droseraceae.

Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Roridulaceae, Roridulaceae
Member holonyms: Roridula

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Roridula

genus Rhynia
genus Ribes
genus Richea
genus Richmondena
genus Ricinus
genus Rickettsia
genus Riparia
genus Rissa
genus Rivina
genus Rivulus
genus Robinia
genus Roccella
genus Roccus
genus Rodolia
genus Romneya
genus Roridula (current term)
genus Rorippa
genus Rosa
genus Rosellinia
genus Rosmarinus
genus Roystonea
genus Rubia
genus Rubus
genus Rudbeckia
genus Rumex
genus Rumohra
genus Rupicapra
genus Rupicola
genus Ruptiliocarpon
genus Ruscus

Literary usage of Genus Roridula

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

1. The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World by John George Wood (1882)
"... bush belonging to the genus Roridula. This is covered with a glutinous secretion, and, whenever the flies settle upon it, they are held fast and cannot ..."

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