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Webster 1913 Edition

Butterwort

But′ter-wortˊ

,
Noun.
(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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Butterwort

BUT'TERWORT

,
Noun.
A species of Pinguicula, a plant growing on bogs or soft grounds. The leaves are covered with soft pellucid prickles,which secrete a glutinous liquor; and milk, in which these are steeped, or washed, acquires, in a day or two, consistency, and is an agreeable food, used in the north of Sweden.

Definition 2024

butterwort

butterwort

English

Pinguicula vulgaris, a species of butterwort.

Noun

butterwort ‎(plural butterworts)

  1. Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.

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