Associations to the word «Butterwort»

Wiktionary

BUTTERWORT, noun. Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.

Dictionary definition

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.

Wise words

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Ernest Hemingway