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Found 4 hits - Term: sarracenia purpurea, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sarracenia \sar`race"nia\, 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
see also:
sarracenia purpurea sarracenia flava sarracenia rubra sarracenia drummondii sarracenia variolaris sarracenia psittacina 
illust sidesaddle 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
huntsman \hunts"man\, n.; pl. huntsmen.
   1. one who hunts, or who practices hunting.
      1913 webster

   2. the person whose office it is to manage the chase or to
      look after the hounds. --l'estrange.
      1913 webster

   huntsman's cup bot., the sidesaddle flower, or common
      american pitcher plant sarracenia purpurea.
      1913 webster
see also:
huntsmen huntsman's cup sarracenia purpurea 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
water pitcher \wa"ter pitch"er\
   1. a pitcher for water.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. one of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped
      leaves. the sidesaddle flower sarracenia purpurea is
      the type.
      1913 webster
see also:
sarracenia purpurea 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sarracenia purpurea
     n : 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
see also:
common pitcher plant huntsman's cup huntsman's cups 

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