noun
genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America
• Syn: ↑genus Heliamphora
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sarraceniaceae, ↑family Sarraceniaceae, ↑pitcher-plant family
• Member Meronyms: ↑sun pitcher
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\\ˌhēlēˈam(p)fərə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of So. American pitcher plants (family Sarraceniaceae) native to the mountains of British Guiana and having scapes of nodding pink or white flowers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.