huntsman's-cup

American

[huhnts-muhnz-kuhp] / ˈhʌnts mənzˈkʌp /

noun

a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.

huntsman's-cup British

noun

any of various pitcher plants of the genus Sarracenia, whose leaves are modified to form tubular pitchers

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Etymology

Origin of huntsman's-cup

First recorded in 1840–50

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