purple pitcher plant
purple pitcher plant noun: a carnivorous pitcher plant native to much of Canada and parts of the eastern United States, of species Sarracenia purpurea.
Noun
purple pitcher plant (plural purple pitcher plants)
- A carnivorous pitcher plant native to much of Canada and parts of the eastern United States, of species Sarracenia purpurea.
- The purple pitcher plant flower sits high above the pitcher.2016 December 15, Barbara M. Linde, Pitcher Plants Eat Meat!, Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP, →ISBN, page 19
- This bromeliad is one of the infamous carnivorous plants that has developed to capture and digest insects and creepy crawlers. But there is something unique about the purple pitcher plant.2022 November 29, Sophie Strand, The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- turtle socks, hunter's cup, frog's britches, side-saddle flower
Synonyms of purple pitcher plant
Forms of purple pitcher plant
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Questions about purple pitcher plant
- What does purple pitcher plant mean?
- Purple pitcher plant means a carnivorous pitcher plant native to much of Canada and parts of the eastern United States, of species Sarracenia purpurea.
- What part of speech is purple pitcher plant?
- Purple pitcher plant is a noun.
- What is the plural of purple pitcher plant?
- The plural of purple pitcher plant is purple pitcher plants.
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