BUTTERWORT

butterwort

(noun) any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

butterwort (plural butterworts)

Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.

Source: Wiktionary

But"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition