Sarracenia, genus Sarracenia
(noun) pitcher plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Derived from the name of Michel Sarrazin (1659–1734), a French physician and naturalist.
sarracenia (plural sarracenias)
Any of various pitcher plants of genus Sarracenia.
Source: Wiktionary
Sar`ra*ce"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. So named after a Dr. Sarrazin of Quebec.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of American perrenial 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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