genus pinguicula

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   butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica

   SynonymsPinguicula

   Broaderplant genus

   Part ofLentibulariaceae

Questions about genus pinguicula

What does genus pinguicula mean?

genus pinguicula means "butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica".

What is another word for genus pinguicula?

Close synonyms include Pinguicula. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus pinguicula a common word?

genus pinguicula is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.