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butterwort

/ˈbʌt.ə.wɜːt/

翻译: 指狸藻科捕虫堇属(Pinguicula)的食虫多年生草本植物,多生于沼泽湿地,具莲座状基生叶,叶面能分泌黏液捕捉小昆虫,花呈紫色、黄色或白色。

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noun

/ˈbʌt.ə.wɜːt/C2formalscientific
  • zh指狸藻科捕虫堇属(Pinguicula)的食虫多年生草本植物,多生于沼泽湿地,具莲座状基生叶,叶面能分泌黏液捕捉小昆虫,花呈紫色、黄色或白色。

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.

    zh捕虫堇

    • 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