(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.huntsman's cups, Sarracenia purpurea, huntsman's cup
(n) yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood, Syn.Sarracenia minor
‖prop. n. [ NL. So named after a Dr. Sarrazin of Quebec. ] (Bot.) A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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; Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia rubra, Sarracenia Drummondii, Sarracenia variolaris, and Sarracenia psittacina are Southern species. All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. See Illust. of Sidesaddle flower, under Sidesaddle. [ 1913 Webster ]
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