モウセンゴケ

noun

round-leaved sundew; common sundew

Refers specifically to Drosera rotundifolia, a small insectivorous plant with sticky leaves. In everyday Japanese, the katakana form モウセンゴケ is standard.

• 湿しっ地ちでモウセンゴケを見みつけた。

  I found a round-leaved sundew in the marsh.

• モウセンゴケは葉はの粘ねん液えきで虫むしを捕つかまえる。

  The sundew catches insects with the sticky fluid on its leaves.