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Butterwort   Listen
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Butterwort  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.






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Words linked to "Butterwort" :   genus Pinguicula, carnivorous plant, Pinguicula



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