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    GENUS SARRACENIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Pitcher plantsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Sarracenia; Sarracenia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Sarracenia" is a kind of...):

    dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Sarracenia"):

    common pitcher plant; huntsman's cup; huntsman's cups; Sarracenia purpurea (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)

    hooded pitcher plant; Sarracenia minor (yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood)

    huntsman's horn; huntsman's horns; Sarracenia flava; trumpets; yellow pitcher plant; yellow trumpet (pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids)

    Holonyms ("genus Sarracenia" is a member of...):

    family Sarraceniaceae; pitcher-plant family; Sarraceniaceae (insectivorous plants)

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