pitcher plant
• noun
Any of various carnivorous plants belonging to families such as Nepenthaceae, Sarraceniaceae, and Cephalotaceae, native to nutrient-poor wetlands and tropical forests, characterized by modified leaves that form deep, fluid-filled cavities to lure, trap, and digest insects.
"The greenhouse exhibit featured a tropical pitcher plant with large, hanging traps dangling from its vines."
A North American perennial herb of the genus Sarracenia, cultivated in bog gardens for its striking, umbrella-shaped, nodding blossoms with deep red, purple, or yellow petals alongside its tubular, pitcher-like leaves.
"In late spring, the purple pitcher plant sends up a tall stalk topped with a solitary, crimson-petalled flower."
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