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AUSTRALIAN PITCHER PLANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Australian pitcher plant mean? 

AUSTRALIAN PITCHER PLANT (noun)
  The noun AUSTRALIAN PITCHER PLANT has 1 sense:

1. a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australiaplay

  Familiarity information: AUSTRALIAN PITCHER PLANT used as a noun is very rare.


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AUSTRALIAN PITCHER PLANT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Australian pitcher plant; Cephalotus follicularis

Hypernyms ("Australian pitcher plant" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Australian pitcher plant" is a member of...):

Cephalotus; genus Cephalotus (one species: Australian pitcher plant)


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