Sarracenia \Sar`ra*ce"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after a Dr. Sarrazin of Quebec.]

(Bot.) A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant.

Note: They have hollow 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's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)