butterwort meaning

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butterwort (noun): 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.

Definition of butterwort

  1. 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

    Type of: carnivorous plant

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in RT · 10-letter words

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