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Sarracenia purpurea

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Water pitcher \Wa"ter pitch"er\
   1. A pitcher for water.

   2. (Bot.) One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped
      leaves. The sidesaddle flower ({Sarracenia purpurea}) is
      the type.

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}.

Huntsman \Hunts"man\, n.; pl. {Huntsmen}.
   1. One who hunts, or who practices hunting.

   2. The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to
      look after the hounds. --L'Estrange.

   {Huntsman's cup} (Bot.), the sidesaddle flower, or common
      American pitcher plant ({Sarracenia purpurea}).

Source : WordNet®

Sarracenia purpurea
     n : 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}]
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