noun
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
• Syn: ↑huntsman's horn, ↑huntsman's horns, ↑yellow trumpet, ↑yellow pitcher plant, ↑Sarracenia flava
• Hypernyms: ↑pitcher plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sarracenia, ↑genus Sarracenia
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/trum"pits/, n., pl. trumpets.
a showy pitcher plant, Sarracenia flava, of the southeastern U.S., having prominently veined, crimson-throated, yellow-green leaves and yellow flowers from 2 to 4 in. (5.1 to 10.2 cm) wide. Also called trumpet-leaf, yellow pitcher plant.
[pl. of TRUMPET]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.