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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Butterwort \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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  butterwort
       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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