Darlingtonia

Dar`ling`to´ni`a

n.

1.

(Bot.) A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves.

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Noun

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Darlingtonia - one species: California pitcher plant genus Darlingtonia dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination family Sarraceniaceae, pitcher-plant family, Sarraceniaceae - insectivorous plants California pitcher plant, Darlingtonia californica - marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below