pitcher plant

/ˌpɪtʃər plænt/

Other forms: pitcher plants

Definitions of pitcher plant

1. noun

   any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales
   types:

   Sarracenia purpurea, common pitcher plant, huntsman's cup, huntsman's cups

   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

   Sarracenia minor, hooded pitcher plant

   yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood

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

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

   California pitcher plant, Darlingtonia californica

   marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below

   sun pitcher

   any of several herbs of Guiana highlands having racemes of nodding white or pink flowers; trap and digest insects in pitcher-shaped leaves with spoon-shaped caps

   tropical pitcher plant

   any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes

   type of:

   carnivorous plant

   plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals