English Explanatory Dictionary

pitcher plant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, Heliamphora (in order Ericales); Nepenthes (in order Caryophyllales), or Cephalotus (in order Oxalidales) that have pitcher-like leaves or parts of leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects.

Word forms

pitcher plant pitcher plants

Derived words

Albany pitcher plant American pitcher plant Attenborough's pitcher plant Australian pitcher plant California pitcher plant common pitcher plant crimson pitcher plant hooded pitcher plant North American pitcher plant northern pitcher plant purple pitcher plant tropical pitcher plant West Australian pitcher plant Western Australian pitcher plant yellow pitcher plant
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