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SARRACENIA PURPUREA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarracenia purpurea mean?
• SARRACENIA PURPUREA (noun)
The noun SARRACENIA PURPUREA has 1 sense:
1. perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
Familiarity information: SARRACENIA PURPUREA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe especially Ireland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
common pitcher plant; huntsman's cup; huntsman's cups; Sarracenia purpurea
Hypernyms ("Sarracenia purpurea" is a kind of...):
pitcher plant (any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales)
Holonyms ("Sarracenia purpurea" is a member of...):
genus Sarracenia; Sarracenia (pitcher plants)
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