| 单词 | pitcher plant |
| 释义 | pitcher plant (once / 119387 pages) n WORD FAMILY pitcher plant: pitcher plants USAGE EXAMPLESThere are carnivorous pitcher plants, exotic philodendrons and orchids from Ecuador that resemble the menacing flora from “Little Shop of Horrors.” New York Times(Jul 10, 2016) The road wound through the interior of the island, and crossed a cedar bog, where skunk cabbage and carnivorous pitcher plants grow among the sphagnum. New York Times(May 18, 2016) The slippery coating of pitcher plants inspired the team to coat the bumps with a smooth lubricant to reduce friction as the drops moved. BBC(Feb 24, 2016) n any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales Hypo|Hyper 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 plantyellow-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 trumpetpitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids California pitcher plant, Darlingtonia californicamarsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below sun pitcherany 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 plantany of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes carnivorous plant plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals |
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