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Sarracenia

Any of various pitcher plants of genus Sarracenia.

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    Any of various pitcher plants of genus Sarracenia.

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genus sarracenianounpitcher plants

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genus sarracenianounpitcher plants
sarraceniaceannounAny pitcher plant of the family Sarraceniaceae
pitcher plantnounAny of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, Heliamphora (in order Ericales); Nepenthes (in order Caryophyllales), or Cephalotus (in order Oxalidales) that have pitcher-like leaves or parts of leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects.
huntsman's cupnounA species of pitcher plant found in North America (Sarracenia purpurea).
darlingtonianounAny of the genus Darlingtonia of California pitcher plants.
snake cactusnounAny cactus of several species:
sarsaparillanounA beverage (soft drink) flavored with this root, such as root beer.
trumpetsnounA plant (Sarracenia flava) with long, hollow leaves.
sansevierianounAny of the genus Sansevieria of flowering plants native to Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia.
monkey cupnounAny of the tropical pitcher plants in the genus Nepenthes.
pitcher sagenoun(California) A sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.
psoraleanounAny of the plants of the genus Psoralea.
selaginellanounAny of a group of ferny plants of the genus Selaginella, spike moss.
sasparillanounAlternative spelling of sarsaparilla. [Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.]
senecionoun(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Senecio.
sotolnounA distilled spirit made from the sap of some of these plants, especially Dasylirion wheeleri.
droseranounAny of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera.
sarsparillanounAlternative spelling of sarsaparilla. [Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.]
broad-leaved ragwortnounA flowering plant of species Senecio sarracenicus.
burseranounAny plant of the genus Bursera.

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