butterwort

but·ter·wort

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buht-er-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
- /bˈʌtəwˌɔːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buht-er-wurt, -wawrt]
- /ˈbʌt ərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/

Definitions of butterwort word

noun butterwort a plant of the genus Pinguicula, esp P. vulgaris, that grows in wet places and has violet-blue spurred flowers and fleshy greasy glandular leaves on which insects are trapped and digested: family Lentibulariaceae 3
noun butterwort any of a genus (Pinguicula) of the bladderwort family of small, stemless plants with flat, sticky leaves on which insects are trapped 3
noun butterwort any small, carnivorous plant of the genus Pinguicula, having leaves that secrete a viscid substance in which small insects are caught. 1
noun butterwort Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula. 0

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Origin of butterwort

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; butter + wort2

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Parts of speech for Butterwort

noun

adjective

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butterwort popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

butterwort usage trend in Literature

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