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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sar·ra·ce·ni·a prop. n.  Bot. A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the American pitcher plant.
 Note: ☞ They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style. Sarracenia purpurea, the sidesaddle flower, is common at the North; Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia rubra, Sarracenia Drummondii, Sarracenia variolaris, and Sarracenia psittacina are Southern species.  All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their curious leaves. See Illust. of Sidesaddle flower, under Sidesaddle.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Trump·ets n. pl. Bot. A plant (Sarracenia flava) with long, hollow leaves.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Sarracenia flava
      n : pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect
          wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids
          [syn: huntsman's horn, huntsman's horns, yellow
           trumpet, yellow pitcher plant, trumpets]