zonnedauw

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of zon (“sun”) +‎ -e- +‎ dauw (“dew”); compare English sundew, German Sonnentau, Icelandic sóldögg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔ.nəˌdɑu̯/

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• Hyphenation: zon‧ne‧dauw

Noun

zonnedauw m (uncountable)

1. sundew, any carnivorous plant of the genus Drosera.

Derived terms

• kleine zonnedauw
• ronde zonnedauw

 

Further reading

• zonnedauw on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl