English-Thai Dictionary
butterwort
N ต้นไม้ช นิดหนึ่ง มี ใบ เหนียว ใช้ ดัก แมลง ton-mai-cha-nid-nueng-mi-bai-niao-chai-dak-ma-laeng
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BUTTERWORT
n.A species of Pinguicula, a plant growing on bogs or soft grounds. The leaves are covered with soft pellucid prickles, which secrete a glutinous liquor; and milk, in which these are steeped, or washed, acquires, in a day or two, consistency, and is an agreeable food, used in the north of Sweden.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BUTTERWORT
BUTTERWORT But "ter *wort `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
butterwort
but ter wort |ˈbətərˌwərt, -ˌwôrt ˈbədərwərt | ▶noun a carnivorous bog plant that has violet flowers borne above a rosette of yellowish-green greasy leaves that trap and digest small insects. It is native to both Eurasia and North America. [Genus Pinguicula, family Lentibulariaceae: several species, in particular the common butterwort (P. vulgaris ).] ORIGIN late 16th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
butterwort
butterwort |ˈbʌtəwəːt | ▶noun a 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. ●Genus Pinguicula, family Lentibulariaceae: several species, in particular the common butterwort (P. vulgaris ). ORIGIN late 16th cent.: named from the plant's supposed ability to keep cows in milk, and so maintain the supply of butter.
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