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Sarracenia purpurea
(gcide) | 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.
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Sarracenia purpurea
(gcide) | 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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Sarracenia purpurea
(gcide) | 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
(wn) | 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] |
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