PINGUICULA


Meaning of PINGUICULA in English

piŋˈgwikyələ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of pinguiculus fattish, from pinguis fat

: a large genus of acaulescent bog herbs (family Lentibulariaceae) having showy solitary purple, yellow, or white flowers on naked scapes and leaves that capture insects in the viscid secretion on the leaf surface and digest them

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