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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesモウセンゴケ
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mousengoke
"モウセンゴケは湿地に生える食虫植物です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Any carnivorous plant of the genus Drosera, characterized by glandular hairs that secrete a sticky, glistening digestive fluid resembling dewdrops to trap and consume insects.
"The bog was covered in delicate sundews glistening in the morning light, their sticky tentacles ready to catch unwary flies." - 2
The leaves or extracts of such plants historically used in herbal medicine to treat coughs and respiratory ailments.
"Traditional herbalists occasionally prepared remedies using extracts of sundew to soothe chronic bronchial irritation."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the historical Latin botanical name 'ros solis', meaning 'dew of the sun', referencing the glistening, dew-like sticky secretions on its leaves. The English term 'sundew' emerged in the late 16th century as a direct translation and folk adaptation of the Neo-Latin binomial nomenclature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sundew" is said worldwide
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droséra
Transliteration: dro-ze-ra
"La droséra est une plante carnivore fascinante."
Sonnentau
Transliteration: zon-en-tau
"Der Sonnentau wächst in sauren Mooren."
drosera
Transliteration: dro-ze-ra
"La drosera cattura gli insetti con le sue foglie appiccicose."
rocío del sol
Transliteration: ro-ˈsi-o del sol
"El rocío del sol es una planta carnívora muy singular."
orvalhinha
Transliteration: or-val-ˈɲi-ɲɐ
"A orvalhinha atrai insetos com seu líquido brilhante."
कीड़े खाने वाला पौधा
Transliteration: kee-de kha-ne va-la pau-dha
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"संधew एक कीटभक्षी पौधा है।"
毛毡苔
Transliteration: máo zhān tái
Script: 中文汉字
"毛毡苔是一种著名的食虫植物。"
끈끈이주걱
Transliteration: kkeun-kkeun-i-ju-geok
Script: 한국어 한글
"끈끈이주걱은 습지에 자라는 식충식물이다."
モウセンゴケ
Transliteration: mousengoke
Script: 日本語
"モウセンゴケは湿地に生える食虫植物です。"
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