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but⋅ter⋅wort

  [buht-er-wurt, -wawrt]
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–noun
any small, carnivorous plant of the genus Pinguicula, having leaves that secrete a viscid substance in which small insects are caught.
Origin:
1590–1600; butter + wort 2
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but·ter·wort   (bŭt'ər-wûrt', -wôrt')   
n.  Any of numerous carnivorous plants of the genus Pinguicula, having a rosette of basal leaves that are coated with a sticky secretion that traps small insects for digestion.
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