Meanings
nounpitcher plant (plural pitcher plants)
plural pitcher plants
- Any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, Heliamphora (in order Ericales); Nepenthes (in order Caryophyllales), or Cephalotus (in order Oxalidales) that have pitcher-like leaves or parts of leaves with slippery sides that attract and trap insects.
Translations
French népenthès
- népenthèsplant of the genus Nepenthes
German Schlauchpflanze, Kannenpflanze
- Schlauchpflanzeplant of the genus Sarracenia
- Kannenpflanzeplant of the genus Nepenthes
- Kobralilieplant of the genus Darlingtonia
Italian nepente
- nepenteplant of the genus Nepenthes
Norwegian Bokmål kannebærer
- kannebærerplant of the genus Nepenthes
Norwegian Nynorsk kanneberar
- kanneberarplant of the genus Nepenthes
Polish kapturnica, dzbanecznik
- kapturnicaplant of the genus Sarracenia
- dzbanecznikplant of the genus Nepenthes
Spanish planta odre, nepente
- planta odreplant of the genus Sarracenia
- nepenteplant of the genus Nepenthes
Cite this entry
APA
pitcher plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitcher%20plant
MLA
“pitcher plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitcher%20plant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitcher plant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitcher%20plant.
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