pitcher plant

noun

1. any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet-shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped.
2. the common pitcher plant, S. purpurea, having red or green leaves and a large, nodding, globular dull-red flower.
3. any of various insectivorous Old World plants of the genus Nepenthes, having leathery leaves each ending in a tendril that bears a lidded, pitcherlike receptacle.

pitcher plant

noun

1. See huntsman's-cup
   any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia , Darlingtonia , Nepenthes , and Cephalotus , having leaves modified to form pitcher-like organs that attract and trap insects, which are then digested See also huntsman's-cup

Word History and Origins

Origin of pitcher plant¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

The small greenhouse creates the perfect climate for raising succulents, moss, fern, cacti and even Venus fly traps or pitcher plants.

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He also found quantities of a pitcher plant, Nepenthes (which lives mainly on insects caught in its pitchers).

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Sedges occur frequently, and the pitcher plant is very characteristic.

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Was it not very water the pitcher-plant secreted from its heart, and stored for the weary traveller?

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On one of the islands there is a wonderful plant called the pitcher plant.

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In some of the forests of the tropics a large description of pitcher plant is found.

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