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(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Butterwort'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/butterwort.html. 1828.
 
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