pitcher(-leaf)
1Pitcher plant — Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. It has been widely assumed that the various sorts of pitfall trap evolved from rolled leaves, with selection… …
2pitcher plant — 1. any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped. 2. the common pitcher plant, S. purpurea,… …
3pitcher — 1. n. 1 a large usu. earthenware jug with a lip and a handle, for holding liquids. 2 a modified leaf in pitcher form. 3 (in pl.) broken pottery crushed and reused. Phrases and idioms: pitcher plant any of various plants, esp. of the family… …
4pitcher — I. noun Etymology: Middle English picher, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin bicarius drinking cup Date: 13th century 1. a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle 2. a modified leaf of a pitcher… …
5pitcher — I. /ˈpɪtʃə / (say pichuh) noun 1. a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids. 2. Botany a. a pitcher like modification of the leaf of certain plants. b. → ascidium. –phrase 3. little pitchers have big… …
6pitcher — pitcher1 pitcherlike, adj. /pich euhr/, n. 1. a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids. 2. Bot. a. a pitcherlike modification of the leaf of certain plants. b. an ascidium. [1250 1300; ME picher < OF… …
7pitcher — I pitch•er [[t]ˈpɪtʃ ər[/t]] n. 1) a container, usu. with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids 2) bot a pitcherlike modification of the leaf of certain plants • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME picher < OF pichier < ML… …
8Nepenthes rajah — Large lower pitcher of Nepenthes rajah. Mount Kinabalu, Borneo. Conservation status …
9Carnivorous plant — Insectivorous Plants redirects here. For the book by Charles Darwin, see Insectivorous Plants (book). Nepenthes mirabilis in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not …
10Nepenthes ampullaria — Rosette pitcher of Nepenthes ampullaria from Bako National Park, Borneo Conservation status …
