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noun
Any 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: carnivorous plant
Narrower terms: common pitcher plant, huntsman's cup, huntsman's cups, Sarracenia purpurea, hooded pitcher plant, Sarracenia minor, huntsman's horn, huntsman's horns, yellow trumpet, yellow pitcher plant, trumpets, Sarracenia flava, California pitcher plant, Darlingtonia californica, sun pitcher, tropical pitcher plant
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