Used in a Sentence

drosera

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for drosera.

Editorial note

Then in 2007, the WebKit team rebuilt the Inspector Tool into Web Inspector[3] and merge Drosera into it.

Examples11
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of drosera gathered in one view.

noun

Any of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for drosera.

noun

Any of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera.

Example sentences

1

Then in 2007, the WebKit team rebuilt the Inspector Tool into Web Inspector[3] and merge Drosera into it.

2

Man, it was 2006 (10 years ago!) when Firebug, Drosera [1] and Web Inspector [2] were all released.

3

Pinguicula or Drosera will catch more of them and can actually grow indoors all year round given enough light.

4

Thankfully I focus mostly on the Drosera genus, which are mostly small plants.

5

Thankfully for me, a lot of Drosera are really easy to propagate by leaves cuttings but for the species that are not easily propagated, I work with an university that propagate them in tissue culture for me.

6

Mimosa pudica is another fast-moving plant, which isn't carnivorous (and not closely related) Some Drosera (sundew) species actively curl their leaves around prey, but rely on the prey being stuck to their leaves already, so different to the mechanism of a VFT.

7

By that time, Firefox 2 was a year old, Firebug was 18 months old, and Safari 3 (the first version with acceptable Javascript support) had just been released, making Drosera (which would morph into the Webkit Developer Tools the next year) available.

8

Yeah there's been a lot of Brexit talk in the orchid communities, it's a big problem because of how hard they are to propagate - there's only a few orchid nurseries left in the UK that can grow from seed because you need a lab setup, which is a huge shame I've had good luck growing a few Drosera from seed, never even thought about leaf cuttings, that's super interesting!

Proper noun examples

1

An Alice Sundew (Drosera Aliciae) makes a fine pet and is easy to care for.

2

Drosera and VFT are in the same family, so are pretty closely related.

3

Drosera capensis is a fantastic plant for beginners.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use drosera in a sentence?

Then in 2007, the WebKit team rebuilt the Inspector Tool into Web Inspector[3] and merge Drosera into it.

What does drosera mean?

Any of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera.

What part of speech is drosera?

drosera is commonly used as noun.