Sarraceniales

plural noun

Sar·​ra·​ce·​ni·​a·​les

: an order of dicotyledonous plants constituting the families Sarraceniaceae, Nepenthaceae, and Droseraceae and having scapose flowers and leaves that secrete a viscous fluid and are variously modified to serve as insect traps

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sarracenia + -ales

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