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‖ Pinguicula|pɪŋˈgwɪkjʊlə|
Also 9– (the usual form in sense 2) pinguecula, and in anglicized form pinguecule.
[L. fem. (sc. planta) of pinguicul-us fattish, dim. f. pingui-s fat. Introduced as a botanical name by Gesner, 1541, to represent Ger. fettkraut or butterwurz butterwort.]
1. Bot. A genus of small stemless insectivorous bog plants (family Lentibulariaceæ) characterized by thick yellowish-green greasy leaves and slender single-flowered scapes; butterwort.
1597[see butterwort]. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Pinguicula, butterwort..the name of a genus of plants..: the flower consists of one leaf. 1885St. James' Gaz. 17 Aug. 6/2 On its slopes grow the insect-capturing pinguicula [etc.].
2. Path. A small blotch or growth of the conjunctiva, usually situated near the edge of the cornea.
1850H. Howard Anat. Eye xvi. 230 Pinguecula.—This is a little yellowish colored tumour, situated partly in the conjunctiva, and partly in its cellular membrane. 1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Pinguecula,..a pinguecule. 1878T. Bryant Pract. Surg. I. 351 Pinguiculæ are small yellowish growths situated beneath the conjunctiva, generally, near the outer and inner margins of the cornea. 1934[see interpalpebral s.v. inter- 6]. 1937E. Wolff Dis. Eye i. 12 Pingueculæ require no treatment. 1965F. W. Newell Ophthalm. viii. 180/2 Rarely a pinguecula becomes inflamed, causing a foreign body sensation. |