sarracenia
sarracenia Lexical Profile
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• noun
Any of the carnivorous pitcher plants belonging to the genus Sarracenia, native primarily to the bogs and wetlands of the southeastern United States and parts of Canada, characterized by tall, tubular leaves that trap and digest insects.
"The bog garden featured a striking collection of sarracenia, their tall, red-veined pitchers luring countless flies to their doom."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often capitalized and italicized as 'Sarracenia' when referring strictly to the taxonomic genus, but written in lowercase when used as a common noun for individual plants.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort and formally adopted by Carl Linnaeus in honor of Dr. Michel Sarrazin (1659–1734), a French-Canadian physician and naturalist who introduced specimens of the plant to European botanists.
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