sarracenia flava

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sarracenia flava - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sarracenia \Sar`ra*ce"ni*a\, 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]
  
     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; 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] Sarrasin

  Trumpets \Trump"ets\, n. pl. (Bot.)
     A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long, hollow leaves.
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sarracenia flava - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Sarracenia flava
      n 1: pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect
           yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect
           lids [syn: huntsman's horn, huntsman's horns, yellow trumpet
           , yellow pitcher plant, trumpets, Sarracenia flava
           ]