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butterwort

noun but·ter·wort \-ˌwərt, -ˌwrt\

Definition of BUTTERWORT

:  any of a genus (Pinguicula) of herbs of the bladderwort family with fleshy leaves that produce a viscid secretion serving to capture and digest insects
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First Known Use of BUTTERWORT

1597

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