sundew

noun

Etymology

From sun + dew. Cognate with Dutch zonnedauw, Icelandic sóldögg, German Sonnentau.

  1. derived from *dʰewh₂-
  2. inherited from *dawwaz
  3. inherited from *dauw
  4. inherited from dēaw
  5. inherited from dew
  6. compounded as sundew — “sun + dew

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky…

    Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the genus Drosera that catch insects by sticky droplets ("dew") at the end of hairs on the leaves and grow in boggy ground all over the world.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sundew. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at sundew. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at sundew

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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