1) Genus pinguicula 2) Plant genus
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==Etymology== The name Pinguicula is derived from a term coined by Conrad Gesner, who in his 1561 work entitled Horti Germaniae commented on the glistening leaves: `propter pinguia et tenera folia…` (Latin pinguis, `fat`). The common name `butterwort` reflects this characteristic. ==Characteristics== The majority of Pinguicula are perennia...
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• (n.) See Butterwort.
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(Bog Violet, Butterwort) These hardy and tender perennials, commonly known as Bog Violets or Butterworts, are natives of the Northern Hemisphere and the Andes of America to the Antarctic regions. The name Pinguicula is derived from
pinguis, fat, and refers to the greasy feel of the plants, thus the common name Butterwort. Butterworts are all...
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Pin·guic'u·la noun [ New Latin , from Latin
pinguiculus somewhat fat, fattish.]
(Botany) See
Butterwort .
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Pinguicula: Alternate spelling of pinguecula. Irrespective of spelling, the accent is on the second syllable which is pronounced gwek.
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Pinguicula is a genus of bog-loving herbaceous plants belonging to the family Lentibulariaceae. They usually bear a rosette of greasy-feeling radical leaves, and flowers borne singularly on erect flower-stalks.
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n] - butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants
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Pinguicula A genus of plants, the butterwort from Latin pinguiculus, 'fattish'.
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pinguecula, pinguicula (s), pingueculae (pl) 1. A yellow triangular thickening of the bulbar (any rounded mass of tissue shaped like a bulb) conjunctiva on the inner and outer margins of the cornea. The conjunctiva is a thin clear moist membrane that coats the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye. The base of the triangle...
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genus Pinguicula noun butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica
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