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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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 This will be any carnivorous plant, like Venus fly trap and pitcher plants. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pitcher plant

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pitcher plant was in 1810

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“Pitcher plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher%20plant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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pitcher plant

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

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