pitcher plant

noun

: a plant (especially family Sarraceniaceae, the pitcher-plant family) with pitcher-shaped leaves in which insects are trapped and digested by means of a fluid secreted by the leaves

Examples of pitcher plant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the highlights is the Highland Tropics section, where mist rises around rare orchids and pitcher plants. —Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025

Carnivorous plants such as Venus flytraps and pitcher plants rely on frequent fire activity to remove shrubs and other plants that would grow over them and block the light. —Lauren Lowman, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025

Bats use echolocation to identify roosting sites, and their senses usually lead them to an unlikely choice—carnivorous pitcher plants. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

This education and research site has several trails that pass through wetlands, forests, marshes, and bogs (including one for pitcher plants). —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pitcher plant

• confidante
• interplant
• sycophant
• ant
• aunt
• cant
• chant
• gant
• lant
• pant
• quant
• rant

Kids Definition

pitcher plant

noun

: any of various plants with modified leaves which form a tube resembling a pitcher for catching and digesting insects