/ · 1894 Brewer’s · S · Sundew
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the Drosĕra, which is from the Greek drosos, dew. So called from the dew-like drops which rest on the hairy fringes of the leaves.
“By the lone fountain’s secret bed,
Where human footsteps rarely tread;
Mid the wild moor or silent glen,
The sundew blooms unseen by men,
And, ere the summer’s sun can rise,
Drinks the pure water of the skies.”
The Wild Garland.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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