'Sarracenia purpurea' definitions:
Definition of 'Sarracenia purpurea'
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noun
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]
Definition of 'Sarracenia purpurea'
From: GCIDE
- Huntsman \Hunts"man\, n.; pl. Huntsmen.
- 1. One who hunts, or who practices hunting. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- Huntsman's cup (Bot.), the sidesaddle flower, or common American pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sarracenia purpurea'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster] Sarrasin
Definition of 'Sarracenia purpurea'
From: GCIDE
- Water pitcher \Wa"ter pitch"er\
- 1. A pitcher for water. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped leaves. The sidesaddle flower (Sarracenia purpurea) is the type. [1913 Webster]