sarracenia

/ (ˌsærəˈsiːnɪə) /


noun
  1. any American pitcher plant of the genus Sarracenia, having single nodding flowers and leaves modified as pitchers that trap and digest insects: family Sarraceniaceae

Origin of sarracenia

1
C18: New Latin, named after D. Sarrazin, 17th-century botanist of Quebec

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