American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Butterwort

BUT’TERWORT, n. A species of Pinguicula, a plant growing on bogs or soft grounds. The leaves are covered with soft pellucid prickles,which secrete a glutinous liquor; and milk, in which these are steeped, or washed, acquires, in a day or two, consistency, and is an agreeable food, used in the north of Sweden.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Butterwort," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed December 6, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D2D57MWZLZ9ZM16.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Butterwort." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 6 Dec. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D2D57MWZLZ9ZM16.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Butterwort' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 6 December 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D2D57MWZLZ9ZM16.