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sarracenia
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n. Any of various pitcher plants of genus (taxlink Sarracenia genus noshow=1)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sarracenia \Sar`ra*ce"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after a Dr. Sarrazin of Quebec.] (Bot.) A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant. Note: They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary flowers with an ...
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Sarracenia ( or ) is a genus comprising 8 to 11 species of North American pitcher plants , commonly called trumpet pitchers . The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae , which also contain the closely allied genera Darlingtonia and Heliamphora . Sarracenia ...
Usage examples of sarracenia.
Canby, there can scarcely be a doubt that Sarracenia and Darlingtonia may be added to this class, though the fact can hardly be considered as yet fully proved.
Hooker exposed the pitchers of Sarracenia for some time to a lateral light, but they did not bend towards it.