BUTTERWORT
\bˈʌtəwˌɔːt], \bˈʌtəwˌɔːt], \b_ˈʌ_t_ə_w_ˌɔː_t]\
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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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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Pinguicola vulgaris.
By Robley Dunglison
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