Sarracenia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sarracenia
       n : pitcher plants [syn: {genus Sarracenia}]