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