Butterwort - English meaning
Butterwort – definitions in English dictionary
nounA carnivorous bog plant which has violet flowers borne above a rosette of greasy yellowish-green leaves that trap and digest small insects, found in both eurasia and north america.
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Skylarks sang over the wetlands, carnivorous butterworts were in violet flower and cotton grass flu…
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Word origin
late 16th century: named from the plant's supposed ability to keep cows in milk, and so maintain the supply of butter.
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