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Sarracenia minor

Sarracenia minor

9.9
A plant with yellow flowers and hollow trumpet-shaped leaves that trap insects
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Sarracenia minor
  • Botanists are studying how Sarracenia minor traps insects in its pitcher-shaped leaves.

Examples

  • The bog was home to several Sarracenia minor plants with their distinctive yellow flowers.

  • The Sarracenia minor thrives in wet, acidic soils.

  • We saw a large population of Sarracenia minor thriving in the wetlands of Georgia.

  • I saw a beautiful Sarracenia minor at the botanical garden.

  • The bog was home to several Sarracenia minor plants with their distinctive yellow flowers.

  • We saw a large population of Sarracenia minor thriving in the wetlands of Georgia.

  • I saw a beautiful Sarracenia minor at the botanical garden.

Synonyms

hooded pitcher plant
vsSarracenia minor
  • US
9.9

A plant with bright yellow flowers and tube-shaped leaves that trap insects under a curved hood

is the simpler description focusing on trumpet-shaped leaves topped by an arched hood

Surface Forms

Sarracenia minor singular
Sarracenia minors plural

Morphology

Sarracenia + minor

This is a Latin binomial (a specific species name): although 'Sarracenia' denotes pitcher plants, the full name functions as a proper noun and 'minor' is a Latin epithet rather than the everyday adjective sense. A B1 learner who only knows the provided constituent definitions would not reliably derive the detailed species meaning (yellow-flowered, trumpet-shaped leaves), so the expression is not compositionally transparent.

Etymology

Sarracenia minor is the name of a small pitcher plant. The part Sarracenia refers to pitcher-shaped leaves and minor means 'small', so picture a little yellow trumpet with a curved hood that catches insects, which is why the name fits this small yellow pitcher plant.