yellow pitcher plant

yellow pitcher plant
trumpets.

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  • yellow pitcher plant — noun pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids • Syn: ↑huntsman s horn, ↑huntsman s horns, ↑yellow trumpet, ↑trumpets, ↑Sarracenia flava • Hypernyms: ↑pitcher plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • pitcher plant — 1. any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped. 2. the common pitcher plant, S. purpurea,… …   Universalium

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  • hooded pitcher plant — noun yellow flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood • Syn: ↑Sarracenia minor • Hypernyms: ↑pitcher plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Sarracenia, ↑genus Sarracenia * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • California pitcher plant — noun marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below • Syn: ↑Darlingtonia californica • Hypernyms: ↑pitcher plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Darlingtonia, ↑genus Darlingtonia * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • yellow trumpet — noun pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids • Syn: ↑huntsman s horn, ↑huntsman s horns, ↑yellow pitcher plant, ↑trumpets, ↑Sarracenia flava • Hypernyms: ↑pitcher… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Carnivorous plant — Insectivorous Plants redirects here. For the book by Charles Darwin, see Insectivorous Plants (book). Nepenthes mirabilis in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not …   Wikipedia

  • carnivorous plant — Any of about 400 diverse species of plants specially adapted for capturing insects and other tiny animals by ingenious pitfalls and traps and for digesting the nitrogen rich animal proteins to obtain nutrients. These adaptations are thought to… …   Universalium

  • herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sarraceniaceae — ▪ plant family       family of pitcher plants (pitcher plant) that belong to the order Ericales and are native to North and South America. These low growing perennial herbs are notable for their pitcherlike leaves, which are specialized for… …   Universalium

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