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marsh-plants with a rosette of leaves from the centre of which springs a tall stalk bearing a large single nodding flower. The leaves are erect and in the See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form of See also:

long slender pitchers, with a See also:

LONGITUDINAL

longitudinal wing and a terminal See also:

hood, to which See also:

INSECTS

insects are attracted by the See also:

bright colouring of the upper parts and the See also:

NECTAR

nectar which is secreted there. The interior of the pitcher is See also:

HALF

half-filled with See also:

WATER

water and the See also:

wall is lined internally in the See also:

LOWER

lower See also:

PART

part with stiff downward pointing hairs, which prevent the See also:

ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli

escape of insects. The insects which are drowned in the pitcher become decomposed and digested by the fluid, and the products of digestion are ultimately absorbed by the walls of the pitcher and serve as a source of nitrogenous See also:

food.

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