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Meaning of PINGUICULA

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 Definition: [n]  butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica
 
 Synonyms: genus Pinguicula
 
 See Also: bladderwort family, butterwort, family Lentibulariaceae, Lentibulariaceae, plant genus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pin*guic"u*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. pinguiculus somewhat
fat, fattish.] (Bot.)
See {Butterwort}.
 

 

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