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butterwort

/ˈbʌt.ə.wɜːt/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa una planta carnívora de marisma del género Pinguicula, caracterizada por una roseta de hojas basales pegajosas que atrapan pequeños insectos, y flores vistosas de color púrpura, amarillo o blanco.

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noun

/ˈbʌt.ə.wɜːt/C2formalscientific
  • esSustantivo que designa una planta carnívora de marisma del género Pinguicula, caracterizada por una roseta de hojas basales pegajosas que atrapan pequeños insectos, y flores vistosas de color púrpura, amarillo o blanco.

A noun referring to a carnivorous bog plant of the genus Pinguicula, characterized by a rosette of sticky basal leaves that trap small insects, and showy purple, yellow, or white flowers.

  1. Carnivorous plantC1formalscientific

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

    esPlanta carnívora del género Pinguicula

    • The butterwort uses its sticky leaves to capture small insects for nutrients.
    • In the bog, we found a beautiful yellow-flowered butterwort.
    • Butterworts are fascinating because they thrive in nutrient-poor soil by digesting bugs.
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  • butterworts plural form
  • butterworts' possessive plural form
  • butterwort's possessive singular form