prison flower

noun

A flower that traps its insect visitors until fertilization is effected.

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Meanings

nounprison flower (plural prison flowers)

plural prison flowers

  1. archaicbiologyA flower that traps its insect visitors until fertilization is effected.
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APA

prison flower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prison%20flower

MLA

“prison flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prison%20flower. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prison flower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prison%20flower.

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