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Pinguicula \Pin*guic"u*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. pinguiculus somewhat
fat, fattish.]
(Bot.)
See Butterwort.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Pinguicula noun
butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous
bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica [syn: genus
Pinguicula]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Pinguicula \Pin*guic"u*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. pinguiculus somewhat
fat, fattish.]
(Bot.)
See Butterwort.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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