| NOUN | plant | butterwort | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Member of | Pinguicula, genus Pinguicula | butterworts |
| Broader | carnivorous plant | plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals |
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