What is "sarracenia purpurea"

Water pitcher \Wa"ter pitch"er\

1. A pitcher for water.

2. (Bot.) One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped leaves. The sidesaddle flower ( Sarracenia purpurea) is the type.

Huntsman \Hunts"man\, n.; pl. Huntsmen.

1. One who hunts, or who practices hunting.

2. The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds.
   --L'Estrange.

   Huntsman's cup (Bot.), the sidesaddle flower, or common American pitcher plant ( Sarracenia purpurea).

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 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.

Sarracenia purpurea, commonly known as the purple pitcher plant, northern pitcher plant, or side-saddle flower, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae.