| Pronunciation: | | 'butur`wurt
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[n] any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects |
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BUTTERWORT is a 10 letter word that starts with B. |
| | See Also: | | carnivorous plant, genus Pinguicula, Pinguicula |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \But"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A genus of low herbs ({Pinguicula}) having simple leaves
which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid
fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin
infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The
species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.
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