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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sarracenia¹

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

Example Sentences

An extraordinary number of insects are caught by these Sarracenia vases.

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These must have been the larv of a blowfly similar to that which has been mentioned by others as inhabiting Sarracenia.

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In fact, it would seem that the Sarracenia, like some animals, can feed upon carrion and thrive upon it.

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From all appearance the terrible Sarracenia was eating its victim alive.

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A large hunting spider, creeping among the grass and weeds, discovered the handsome cluster of the sarracenia.

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