Cephalotus

noun

one species: Australian pitcher plant

• Syn: ↑genus Cephalotus

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Cephalotaceae, ↑family Cephalotaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Australian pitcher plant, ↑Cephalotus follicularis

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\\ˌsefəˈlōd.əs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kephalōtos headed, from kephalē head — more at cephalic

: a monotypic genus (coextensive with the family Cephalotaceae of the order Rosales) of Australian perennial herbaceous marsh plants having some leaves modified to saclike pitchers with lids and thickened rims and comprising the Australian pitcher plant