dew plant

noun

1. sundew.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dew plant¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

African dew plant, as in south hedge.

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African dew plant grown in shallow boxes, two inches deep, covered with wire netting.

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People had wondered what McLaren had meant to indicate by the high hedges he had made over there with his dew plant.

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Flower boxes, in walls of niches near top and at top; African dew plant hanging over edge; give note of age and break sharp outline of wall against sky, and contrast with color of background.

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It was made of boxes, six feet long and two feet wide, containing, a two-inch layer of earth, held in place by a wire netting, and planted with South African dew plant, dense, green and hardy and thriving in this climate.

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