单词 | pitcher plant |
释义 | pitcher plant in British Englishnoun any of various insectivorous plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, Nepenthes, and Cephalotus, having leaves modified to form pitcher-like organs that attract and trap insects, which are then digested See also huntsman's-cuppitcher plant in American English any of various plants with slippery, pitcherlike leaves that contain a pool of enzymes that digest trapped insects; esp., any of a family (Sarraceniaceae, order Nepenthales)of dicotyledonous, New World plants that grow in swamps and bogs |
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