2. (Bot.) One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped leaves. The sidesaddle flower ({Sarracenia purpurea}) is the type. [1913 Webster]
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water jug — water pitcher, container for holding water … English contemporary dictionary
pitcher — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. carafe, jug, jar, bottle, vessel, ewer, cruet, decanter; hurler, tosser, arm (sl.), chucker, spitballer, relief or starting pitcher, left or right hander, righty, lefty, portsider, southpaw. See… … English dictionary for students
pitcher — 1. Vessel. Pika, kī aha, kī aha o oma; pikele (rare). ♦ Water pitcher, pika wai, kī aha o oma wai. 2. Thrower. Nou, mea nou … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Pitcher (disambiguation) — Pitcher may refer to the following: Baseball and softball*Pitcher, a playing position in the game of baseball or softball. See also: **Starting pitcher, the pitcher who pitches the first pitch **Relief pitcher, a pitcher who enters the game after … Wikipedia
Pitcher plant — Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. It has been widely assumed that the various sorts of pitfall trap evolved from rolled leaves, with selection… … Wikipedia
Pitcher — Pitch er, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. {Beaker}.] 1. A wide mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pitcher plant — Pitcher Pitch er, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. {Beaker}.] 1. A wide mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pitcher plant — 1. any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped. 2. the common pitcher plant, S. purpurea,… … Universalium
Pitcher, Molly — born с 1753 died Jan. 22, 1832, Carlisle, Pa., U.S. U.S. patriot. Little is known of her early life, though she is thought to have been Irish. In the American Revolution she accompanied her husband, William Hays, a gunner, at the Battle of… … Universalium
