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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Sarracenia, genus Sarracenianoun

    pitcher plants

Wiktionary

  1. sarracenianoun

    Any of various pitcher plants of genus Sarracenia

Wikipedia

  1. Sarracenia

    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 is a genus of carnivorous plants indigenous to the eastern seaboard of the United States, Texas, the Great Lakes area and southeastern Canada, with most species occurring only in the south-east United States (only S. purpurea occurs in cold-temperate regions). The plant's leaves have evolved into a funnel or pitcher shape in order to trap insects. The plant attracts its insect prey with secretions from extrafloral nectaries on the lip of the pitcher leaves, as well as a combination of the leaves' color and scent. Slippery footing at the pitcher's rim, causes insects to fall inside, where they die and are digested by the plant with proteases and other enzymes.

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  1. sarracenia

    Sarracenia is a genus of carnivorous, perennial, herbaceous flowering plants that encompass about 8 to 11 species. Commonly referred to as North American Pitcher Plants, these unique flora are native to North America and are known for their specialized leaves that form a pitcher-like structure to trap and digest insects, giving the plants nutrients which are often scarce in their native habitats, such as boggy, low-nutrient soil.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sarracenianoun

    a genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant

  2. Etymology: [NL. So named after a Dr. Sarrazin of Quebec.]

Wikidata

  1. Sarracenia

    Sarracenia 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 is a genus of carnivorous plants indigenous to the eastern seaboard, Texas, the Great Lakes area and southeastern Canada, with most species occurring only in the south-east United States. The plant's leaves have evolved into a funnel in order to trap insects, digesting their prey with proteases and other enzymes. The insects are attracted by a nectar-like secretion on the lip of pitchers, as well as a combination of color and scent. Slippery footing at the pitchers' rim, aided in at least one species by a narcotic drug lacing the nectar, causes insects to fall inside, where they die and are digested by the plant as a nutrient source.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Sarracenia

    sär-a-sē′ni-a, n. a genus of polypetalous plants—the side-saddle flower, pitcher-plant. [Named from Dr Sarrazin, who first sent them to Europe from Quebec.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sarracenia in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sarracenia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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