DROSOPHYLLUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Drosophyllum mean? 

• DROSOPHYLLUM (noun)
  The noun DROSOPHYLLUM has 1 sense:

1. one species

  Familiarity information: DROSOPHYLLUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DROSOPHYLLUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Drosophyllum; genus Drosophyllum

Hypernyms ("Drosophyllum" is a kind of...):

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "Drosophyllum"):

Drosophyllum lusitanicum (perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco)

Holonyms ("Drosophyllum" is a member of...):

Droseraceae; family Droseraceae; sundew family (a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs)