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
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Exceptions are wetland species like pitcher plants, mosses, sedges, and rushes.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
Keep an eye out for California pitcher plant, a native carnivorous plant.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
Keep an eye out for California pitcher plant, a native carnivorous plant.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for pitcher plant
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“Pitcher plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher%20plant. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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