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butterwort |
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butterwortInsectivorous plant belonging to the bladderwort family, with purplish flowers and a rosette of flat leaves covered with a sticky substance that traps insects. (Genus Pinguicula, family Lentibulariaceae.) |
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D'Amato also grows butterworts, which secrete a sticky substance that acts like flypaper, gluing its victims in place as enzymes (proteins that aid body functions) digest the insect's soft tissues. Butterworts - tiny bugs get glued to the pretty but sticky leaves. |
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