Sarracenia \Sar`ra*ce"ni*a\, prop. n. [NL. So named after a Dr.
Sarrazin of Quebec.]
(Bot.)
A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the
American pitcher plant.
[1913 Webster]
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; Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia rubra,
Sarracenia Drummondii, Sarracenia variolaris, and
Sarracenia psittacina are Southern species. All are
insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their
curious leaves. See Illust. of Sidesaddle flower,
under Sidesaddle.
[1913 Webster] Sarrasin
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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)
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