"Opinicus" > wrote in message >...
> "Beth Diane Garfinkel" >
> wrote
>
> > Does anyone out there know what the word "rosasolis"
> refers to? I
> > assume that it's some sort of herb.
> Sundew.
> rosa solis: a cordial flavored with juice from the sundew or
> other herbs and spices
> "rosa solis." Webster's Third New International Dictionary,
> Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002.
> http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (29 Jul. 2004).
>
> ROSA SOLIS: The herb sundew. Drosera rotundifolia.
> Originally the Italian cordial rosolio was prepared wholly
> from the juice of the plant. As in the case of ratafia,
> rosolio came to denote a whole class of cordials and
> liqueurs. There are many variations in the spelling. Potter
> says that sundew is so called because of the numerous red
> hairs on the leaves upon which the moisture settles and does
> not disperse even on the hottest day. The sun shining on the
> hairs produces a dew-like effect. (John Nott, 1726)
>
> http://www.kal69.dial.pipex.com/shop/pages/glossr.htm
>
> See also
>
> www.bibliomania.com/2/1/66/113/21170/1.html
>
> http://www.flytrap.demon.co.uk/haberlan/rs001.htm
Drosera is a carnivorous plant .It produces a kind of dew, which is
sticky and attracts tiny insects, which when trapped are digested by
the dew.
Adam