Sarracenia purpurea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Sarracenia purpurea
    n 1: perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent
         broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern
         North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
         [syn: {common pitcher plant}, {huntsman's cup}, {huntsman's
         cups}, {Sarracenia purpurea}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sarracenia \Sar`ra*ce"ni*a\, prop. n. [NL. So named after a Dr.
   Sarrazin of Quebec.] (Bot.)
   A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the
   American pitcher plant.
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   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; {Sarracenia flava}, {Sarracenia rubra},
         {Sarracenia Drummondii}, {Sarracenia variolaris}, and
         {Sarracenia psittacina} are Southern species. All are
         insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their
         curious leaves. See {Illust}. of Sidesaddle flower,
         under {Sidesaddle}.
         [1913 Webster] Sarrasin

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Huntsman \Hunts"man\, n.; pl. {Huntsmen}.
   1. One who hunts, or who practices hunting.
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   2. The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to
      look after the hounds. --L'Estrange.
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   {Huntsman's cup} (Bot.), the sidesaddle flower, or common
      American pitcher plant ({Sarracenia purpurea}).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Water pitcher \Wa"ter pitch"er\
   1. A pitcher for water.
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   2. (Bot.) One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped
      leaves. The sidesaddle flower ({Sarracenia purpurea}) is
      the type.
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