noun
- a small carnivorous plant with sticky leaves that trap insects, typically having purple or white flowers
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The butterwort’s leaves glistened with tiny droplets that trapped gnats.
- She discovered a patch of wild butterwort growing in the bog.
- The purple flowers of the butterwort bloomed above its insect-catching leaves.
- Butterwort is commonly found in wet, nutrient-poor soils.
- The botanist studied how butterwort digests its prey.
- Small flies became stuck to the butterwort’s greasy surface.