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}]