pitcher plant

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Definition of pitcher plant in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of pitcher plant in English English dictionary

any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Nepenthes, or Darlingtonia that have pitcher-like leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects

Any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Nepenthes, or Darlingtonia, having pitcherlike leaves that attract and trap insects. Any carnivorous plant with pitcher-, trumpet-, or urn-shaped leaves. Several families include pitcher plants: Nepenthaceae (Old World pitcher plants), Cephalotaceae, Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family), and especially Sarraceniaceae (New World pitcher plants, particularly those in the eastern North American genus Sarracenia). Pitcher plants inhabit bogs, swamps, wet or sandy meadows, or savannas where the soils are water-saturated, acidic, and deficient in nitrates or phosphates. Their unusual tubular leaves have a series of nectar-secreting glands that extend from the lip down into the interior and attract insects. Once in the plant, the prey tumbles down into a liquid pool and drowns, after which an enzyme secreted within the leaf digests it, releasing nitrates and other nutrients, which supplement the meager nutrient supply of bogs. Most pitcher plants produce pitcher-shaped, insect-catching leaves in the spring and tubeless leaves in the fall. Their flowers are showy and have an agreeable scent

any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales

Related Terms

australian pitcher plant

carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia

california pitcher plant

marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below

common pitcher plant

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

yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood

pitcher plants

sarracenia

tropical pitcher plant

any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes

Hyphenation

pitch·er plant

Turkish pronunciation

pîçır plänt

Pronunciation

/ˈpəʧər ˈplant/ /ˈpɪʧɜr ˈplænt/