Definition of Pinguicula. Meaning of Pinguicula. Synonyms of Pinguicula

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Definition of Pinguicula

Pinguicula
Pinguicula Pin*guic"u*la, n. [NL., fr. L. pinguiculus somewhat fat, fattish.] (Bot.) See Butterwort.
Pinguicula
Butterwort But"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.) A genus of low herbs (Pinguicula) having simple leaves which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.

Meaning of Pinguicula from wikipedia

- Pinguicula, commonly known as butterworts, is a genus of carnivorous flowering plants in the family Lentibulariaceae. They use sticky, glandular leaves...
- Pinguicula moranensis /pɪŋˈɡwɪkjʊlə ˌmɒrəˈnɛnsɪs/ is a perennial rosette-forming insectivorous herb in the flowering plant family Lentibulariaceae. It...
- Pinguicula rotundiflora is a species of carnivorous plant in the butterwort genus Pinguicula, family Lentibulariaceae, native to northeastern Mexico. It...
- Pinguicula poldinii is a species of insectivorous plant endemic to Val d'Arzino, Italy, where it grows at elevations of 450–550 meters. It is restricted...
- flower. As Pinguicula lauana it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. "Pinguicula laueana". www.pinguicula.org. Retrieved...
- Pinguicula casabitoana, commonly known as the Casabito butterwort, is a Critically Endangered species of butterwort endemic to the Dominican Republic....
- Pinguicula a****inata is an insectivorous plant of the genus Pinguicula endemic to the Mexican state of Hidalgo, a member of the section Heterophyllum....
- Pinguicula vulgaris, the common butterwort, is a perennial carnivorous plant in the butterwort genus of the family Lentibulariaceae. It grows to a height...
- Pinguicula esseriana is a small carnivorous plant in the genus Pinguicula, the butterworts. It is native to Mexico but is frost-tolerant despite its tropical...
- Pinguicula lusitanica, commonly known as the pale butterwort, is a small butterwort that grows wild in acidic peat bog areas along coastal atlantic western...