Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun butterwort

1 sense of butterwort

Sense 1
butterwort -- (any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects)
       => carnivorous plant -- (plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals)