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HUNTSMAN'S HORNS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does huntsman's horns mean? 

HUNTSMAN'S HORNS (noun)
  The noun HUNTSMAN'S HORNS has 1 sense:

1. pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lidsplay

  Familiarity information: HUNTSMAN'S HORNS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HUNTSMAN'S HORNS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

huntsman's horn; huntsman's horns; Sarracenia flava; trumpets; yellow pitcher plant; yellow trumpet

Hypernyms ("huntsman's horns" is a kind of...):

pitcher plant (any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales)

Holonyms ("huntsman's horns" is a member of...):

genus Sarracenia; Sarracenia (pitcher plants)


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