A plant or flower that is particularly associated with dew, blooms early when dew is still present, or has flowers that trap or collect dew.
From 'dew' (Old English daug) + 'flower' (Old English flor, from Latin flos). The term describes flowers noticed for their relationship with morning dew, either in appearance or blooming time.
Some flowers like morning glories have evolved specially textured petals that make dew bead up into perfect spheres—they use this to look more attractive to pollinators and to regulate temperature through evaporative cooling!
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