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title: sundew — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sundew» in the school dictionary: A small meat-eating plant that grows in boggy places and has leaves covered in sticky, shining hairs that trap and digest insects. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sundew

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**Who acts:** small eating plant, sticky shining hairs, sundew, drops, Sundews, insect · **What happens:** eat, grow, have, cover, shine, trap · **To what, where:** boggy places, leaves, insects, flies, wet boggy places, sundew

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«sundew» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sundew in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sundew.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A small meat-eating plant that grows in boggy places and has leaves covered in sticky, shining hairs that trap and digest insects.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sundew:m1:1
# text = A small meat-eating plant that grows in boggy places and has leaves covered in sticky, shining hairs that trap and digest insects.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
3	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	boggy	boggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
14	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	amod	_	_
20	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	trap	trap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	digest	digest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
25	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a small eating plant |  |  | boggy places |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 3 | **have** | present | a small eating plant *not said here* | leaves |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |
| 4 | **cover** | participle |  | leaves *not said here* |  |  |  | in sticky shining hairs | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in hair=Theme |
| 5 | **shine** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **trap** | present | sticky shining hairs |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **digest** | present | sticky shining hairs *not said here* | insects |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sundew catches flies with its sticky leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sundew:x1:1
# text = A sundew catches flies with its sticky leaves.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sundew	sundew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	catches	catch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	flies	fly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present | a sundew | flies |  |  |  | with sundew's sticky leaves | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The drops on a sundew look like dew in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sundew:x2:1
# text = The drops on a sundew look like dew in the sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sundew	sundew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dew	dew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | infinitive | the drops on a sundew |  |  |  |  | like dew; in the sun. | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in sun.=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sundews grow in wet, boggy places.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sundew:x3:1
# text = Sundews grow in wet, boggy places.
1	Sundews	sundew	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	boggy	boggy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Sundews |  |  | wet boggy places |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When an insect lands on a sundew, the leaf curls around it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sundew:x4:1
# text = When an insect lands on a sundew, the leaf curls around it.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	insect	insect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sundew	sundew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	curls	curl	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	around	around	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | present | a insect |  |  | a sundew |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on sundew=Destination |
| 2 | **curl** | present | the leaf |  |  |  |  | around insect | vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around it=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We grew a sundew on the classroom windowsill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sundew:x5:1
# text = We grew a sundew on the classroom windowsill.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sundew	sundew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	windowsill	windowsill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | We | a sundew |  | the classroom windowsill |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sundew=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Sundews and Venus flytraps are both meat-eating plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sundew:x6:1
# text = Sundews and Venus flytraps are both meat-eating plants.
1	Sundews	sundew	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	Venus	Venus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	flytraps	flytrap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	both	both	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
7	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Sundews and Venus flytraps | both eating plants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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