tropical pitcher plant
- noun
- /ˈtrɒpɪkəl ˈpɪtʃər plænt/
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- The tropical pitcher plant is known for its unique shape.
Examples
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The tropical pitcher plant uses its modified leaves to trap and digest insects in rainforests.
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A tropical pitcher plant can be a fascinating addition to a greenhouse collection.
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Botanists often study tropical pitcher plants to understand carnivorous plant evolution.
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Have you ever seen a tropical pitcher plant in the wild?
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The tropical pitcher plant captures insects using its unique funnel-shaped leaves.
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Insects are attracted to the tropical pitcher plant, where they fall into the liquid inside its pitcher.
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The tropical pitcher plant is known for its ability to digest small animals like flies and ants.
Synonyms
A group of tropical plants with cup-shaped leaves that trap and digest insects
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tropical carnivorous plant with pitcher-shaped leaves' is directly derivable from combining 'tropical' (from the tropics) + 'pitcher' (pitcher-shaped leaf) + 'plant' (a photosynthetic organism). This straightforward noun-noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent senses (especially the botanical sense of 'pitcher') will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The noun tropical pitcher plant names a plant from warm forests whose leaves are shaped like a hollow pitcher, a deep cup. Insects fall into the cup and the plant 'eats' them, so the name points to its pitcher-like leaves and tropical home.
