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Webster 1913 Edition


Darlingtonia

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Darˊling-to′ni-a

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Noun.
[NL. Named after Dr. William
Darlington
, a botanist of West Chester, Penn.]
(Bot.)
A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves.