lentibulariaceæ, lentibularIneæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. lentibulari ( a ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceæ, -ineæ.] Bot.: Butterworts; an order of Perigynous Exogens, alliance Bignonia les. It consists of water or marsh herbs, with radical undivided leaves, and scapes of single, spiked, or racemose flowers; calyx divided, persistent, inferior, corolla monopetalous, bilabiate; stamens, two; anthers one-celled; style one, very short. Stigma bilabiate. Fruit a one celled capsule, with many minute exalbuminous seeds. Found in marshes, rivulets, or fountains over the world. Known genera three; species about 130.