pitcher plant in English
noun
1
a plant with a deep pitcher-shaped pouch that contains fluid into which insects are attracted and trapped. The plant then absorbs nutrients from their bodies.
The pitcher plant attracts insects through the reddish colour and musty smell of its leaves.
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1. Conserving mountain Bogs is a key step in recovering the bog turtle, the smallest turtle found in the United States, the sweet pitcher plant, and three other federally-endangered plants