Found 2 items, similar to Sarracenia purpurea.
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Definition: Sarracenia purpurea
Sarracenia purpurea
n : 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 [syn:
common pitcher plant,
huntsman's cup
,
huntsman's cups]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sarracenia purpurea
Sarracenia
\Sar`ra*ce"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after a Dr.
Sarrazin of Quebec.] (Bot.)
A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the
American pitcher plant.
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Note: They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and
solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style.
Sarracenia purpurea, the sidesaddle flower, is common
at the North;
S. flava,
rubra,
Drummondii,
variolaris, and
psittacina are Southern species.
All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in
their curious leaves. See
Illust. of Sidesaddle
flower, under
Sidesaddle.
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Huntsman
\Hunts"man\, n.; pl.
Huntsmen.
1. One who hunts, or who practices hunting.
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2. The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to
look after the hounds. --L'Estrange.
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Huntsman's cup (Bot.), the sidesaddle flower, or common
American pitcher plant (
Sarracenia purpurea).
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Water pitcher
\Wa“ter pitch”er\
1. A pitcher for water.
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2. (Bot.) One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped
leaves. The sidesaddle flower (
Sarracenia purpurea) is
the type.
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