BUTTERWORT


Meaning of BUTTERWORT in English

/but"euhr werrt', -wawrt'/ , n.

any small, carnivorous plant of the genus Pinguicula, having leaves that secrete a viscid substance in which small insects are caught.

[ 1590-1600; BUTTER + WORT 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .