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Noun: Sarracenia purpurea
  1. 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
    - common pitcher plant, huntsman's cup, huntsman's cups

Type of: pitcher plant

Part of: genus Sarracenia, Sarracenia

Encyclopedia: Sarracenia purpurea