sidesaddle flower

sidesaddle flower
a pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
[1730-40, Amer.]

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  • Sidesaddle flower — Sidesaddle Side sad dle, n. A saddle for women, in which the rider sits with both feet on one side of the animal mounted. [1913 Webster] {Sidesaddle flower} (Bot.), a plant with hollow leaves and curiously shaped flowers; called also {huntsman s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sidesaddle flower — noun also sidesaddle 1. : a common pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) 2. : the flower of the sidesaddle flower * * * a pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea. [1730 40, Amer.] * * * sidesaddle flower noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sidesaddle — Side sad dle, n. A saddle for women, in which the rider sits with both feet on one side of the animal mounted. [1913 Webster] {Sidesaddle flower} (Bot.), a plant with hollow leaves and curiously shaped flowers; called also {huntsman s cup}. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • huntsman's cup — Sidesaddle Side sad dle, n. A saddle for women, in which the rider sits with both feet on one side of the animal mounted. [1913 Webster] {Sidesaddle flower} (Bot.), a plant with hollow leaves and curiously shaped flowers; called also {huntsman s… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Drummondii — 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. [1913 Webster] Note: They have hollow pitcher shaped or tubular leaves, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • psittacina — 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. [1913 Webster] Note: They have hollow pitcher shaped or tubular leaves, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rubra — 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. [1913 Webster] Note: They have hollow pitcher shaped or tubular leaves, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • S flava — 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. [1913 Webster] Note: They have hollow pitcher shaped or tubular leaves, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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. [1913 Webster] Note: They have hollow pitcher shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary flowers …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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. [1913 Webster] Note: They have hollow pitcher shaped or tubular leaves, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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