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  1. 1. n. A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant. Source: opted
  2. 2. A genus of American perrenial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant. Note: They have hollow pitcher-shaped">pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style. Sarracenia purpurea, the sidesaddle flower, is common at the North; S. flava, rubra, Drummondii, variolaris, and psittacina are Southern species. All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. See Illust. of Sidesaddle flower, under Sidesaddle. Source: webster
  3. 3. A genus of American perrenial herbs growing in bogs; theAmerican pitcher plant. Source: adambom

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