Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sarracenia \Sar`ra*ce"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after a Dr.
   Sarrazin of Quebec.] (Bot.)
   A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the
   American pitcher plant.

   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; {S. flava}, {rubra}, {Drummondii},
         {variolaris}, and {psittacina} are Southern species.
         All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in
         their curious leaves. See {Illust}. of Sidesaddle
         flower, under {Sidesaddle}.