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huntsman's-cup

[ huhnts-muhnz-kuhp ]

noun

  1. a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.


huntsman's-cup

noun

  1. any of various pitcher plants of the genus Sarracenia, whose leaves are modified to form tubular pitchers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of huntsman's-cup1

First recorded in 1840–50

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