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butterwort
(encz) | butterwort,tučnice [bot.] masožravá rostlina, latinsky Pinguicula -pv- |
Butterwort
(gcide) | Butterwort \But"ter*wort`\, 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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butterwort
(wn) | butterwort
n 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 |
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Butterwort
(gcide) | Butterwort \But"ter*wort`\, 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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