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sarracenia

sarracenia noun: any of various pitcher plants of genus Sarracenia.

sarracenia: any of various pitcher plants of genus Sarracenia
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Noun

sarracenia (plural sarracenias)

  1. Any of various pitcher plants of genus Sarracenia.

Forms of sarracenia

pluralsarracenias

Origin of sarracenia

Derived from the name of Michel Sarrazin (1659–1734), a French physician and naturalist.

Questions about sarracenia

What does sarracenia mean?
Sarracenia means any of various pitcher plants of genus Sarracenia.
What part of speech is sarracenia?
Sarracenia is a noun.
What is the plural of sarracenia?
The plural of sarracenia is sarracenias.

Words near sarracenia in the dictionary

  1. Sarpsborg
  2. Sarpy
  3. Sarpy County
  4. Sarr
  5. Sarra
  6. sarracenia
  7. sarraceniacean
  8. sarraceniaceans
  9. sarraceniaceous
  10. sarracenias
  11. Sarracino

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