sarracenia purpurea

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sarracenia purpurea - 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.
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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; 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

  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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sarracenia purpurea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Sarracenia purpurea
      n 1: 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
           , Sarracenia purpurea]