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Definition of Pitcher plant
1. Noun. Any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales.
Group relationships: Order Sarraceniales, Sarraceniales
Specialized synonyms: Common Pitcher Plant, Huntsman's Cup, Huntsman's Cups, Sarracenia Purpurea, Hooded Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia Minor, Huntsman's Horn, Huntsman's Horns, Sarracenia Flava, Trumpets, Yellow Pitcher Plant, Yellow Trumpet, California Pitcher Plant, Darlingtonia Californica, Sun Pitcher, Tropical Pitcher Plant
Definition of Pitcher plant
1. Noun. any of various insectivorous plants of the genera ''Sarracenia'', ''Nepenthes'', or ''Darlingtonia'' that have pitcher-like leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitcher Plant
Literary usage of Pitcher plant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1905)
"On June i6th of the present year, the writer found a larva of the second stage
in a Pitcher-plant in a greenhouse in the Botanical Gardens, Washington, ..."
2. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons (1895)
"Pitcher-plant Family. shaped ; broadly winged ; hooded. Flower. ... The first
finding of even the leaves of the pitcher-plant is not to be forgotten. ..."
3. Annual Report by Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1894)
"There are few of our native plants of во much interest as our native pitcher-plant,
Sarracenia purpurea, from its peculiar beauty and the curious shape of ..."
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