hooded pitcher plant

hooded pitcher plant
noun
yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood
Syn: ↑Sarracenia minor
Hypernyms: ↑pitcher plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Sarracenia, ↑genus Sarracenia

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noun
: a yellow-flowered pitcher plant (Sarracenia minor) of the southestern United States having variegated trumpet-shaped leaves with green and purple veins and white or yellowish blotches and with the orifice closely covered by an arched hood

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