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sarracenia

Syllabification: (sar·ra·ce·nia)

Definition of sarracenia

noun

  • a North American pitcher plant of marshy places, some kinds of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
    • Genus Sarracenia, family Sarraceniaceae: several species, including the purple-flowered S. purpurea, which has become naturalized in Ireland

Origin:

modern Latin, named after Michel Sarrazin (died 1734), Canadian botanist

sarracenia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sarracenia in the British & World English dictionary