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Darlingtonia

Dar`ling*to"ni*a\, n. [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.
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darlingtonia

noun
one species: California pitcher plant 
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