pitcher plant
English
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Noun
[edit]pitcher plant (plural pitcher plants)
- Any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, Heliamphora (in order Ericales); Nepenthes (in order Caryophyllales), or Cephalotus (in order Oxalidales) that have pitcher-like leaves or parts of leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (Nepenthes genus): monkey cup, nepenthes
Derived terms
[edit]- Albany pitcher plant (Cephalotus follicularis)
- American pitcher plants (Sarracenia spp.)
- Attenborough's pitcher plant (Nepenthes attenboroughii)
- Australian pitcher plant (Cephalotus follicularis)
- California pitcher plant (Darlingtonia californica)
- common pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- crimson pitcher plant (Sarracenia leucophylla)
- hooded pitcher plant (Sarracenia minor)
- North American pitcher plant (Sarracenia spp.)
- northern pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)
- tropical pitcher plant (Nepenthes spp.)
- West Australian pitcher plant, Western Australian pitcher plant (Cephalotus follicularis)
- yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flave)
Translations
[edit]plant of the genus Sarracenia
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plant of the genus Nepenthes
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plant of the genus Darlingtonia
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