2 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] 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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