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pitcher plant

DEFINITIONS OF: pitcher plant

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n any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales

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Sarracenia purpurea, common pitcher plant, huntsman's cup, huntsman's cups
perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
Sarracenia minor, hooded pitcher plant
yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood
Sarracenia flava, huntsman's horn, huntsman's horns, trumpets, yellow pitcher plant, yellow trumpet
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
California pitcher plant, Darlingtonia californica
marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
sun pitcher
any of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of nodding white or pink flowers; trap and digest insects in pitcher-shaped leaves with spoon-shaped caps
tropical pitcher plant
any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes
Type of:
carnivorous plant
plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals
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