noun
- a carnivorous plant native to North America with pitcher-shaped leaves that trap and digest insects
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The sarracenia uses its colorful pitcher to attract unsuspecting flies.
- Botanists study how sarracenia species have adapted to nutrient-poor soils.
- The bog contained several varieties of sarracenia growing in the wild.
- She added a sarracenia to her collection of carnivorous plants.
- The sarracenia’s digestive enzymes break down trapped insects.
- Purple sarracenia flowers bloom on tall stalks above the pitchers.