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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 Wa·ter pitch·er
 1. A pitcher for water.
 2. Bot. One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped leaves. The sidesaddle flower (Sarracenia purpurea) is the type.
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 Hunts·man n.; pl. Huntsmen
 1. One who hunts, or who practices hunting.
 2. The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to look after the hounds.
 Huntsman's cup Bot., the sidesaddle flower, or common American pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea).
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 Sarracenia purpurea
      n : perennial bog herb having dark red flowers and decumbent
          broadly winged pitchers forming a rosette; of
          northeastern North America and naturalized in Europe
          especially Ireland [syn: common pitcher plant, huntsman's
          cup, huntsman's cups]