Both the botanical name ( from the Greek δρόσος : drosos = `` dew , dewdrops '' ) and the English common name ( sundew , derived from Latin ros solis , meaning `` dew of the sun '' ) refer to the glistening drops of mucilage at the tip of each tentacle that resemble drops of morning dew .
Its English name is sundew , from Latin ros solis , meaning `` dew of the sun '' .