Pitcher Definition–noun | 1. | a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids. | | 2. | Botany. | a. | a pitcherlike modification of the leaf of certain plants. | | |
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heroine of the Battle of Monmouth Court House during the American Revolution.pitcher plant
any carnivorous plant with pitcher-shaped leaves. Old World pitcher plants are members of the family Nepenthaceae (order Caryophyllales). New World pitcher plants belong to the family Sarraceniaceae ...
fly-catcher plant
(Cephalotus follicularis), only species in the flowering plant family Cephalotaceae (order Oxalidales), native to damp sandy or swampy terrain in southwestern Australia. It is a perennial herb with a ...
cobra plant
the only species of the genus Darlingtonia of the pitcher-plant family (Sarraceniaceae) native to swamps in mountain areas of northern California and southern Oregon. The red-veined, yellowish green, ...
Caryophyllales
Nepenthaceae (pitcher plant family) is characterized by a relatively limited geographic range (Madagascar, Southeast Asia, Australia), shrubby to woody climbers, absence of petals, unisexual flowers ...
Ericales
Sarraceniaceae, or the pitcher plant family, are insectivorous herbs in 3 genera with about 15 species. Darlingtonia, with a single species, grows in California; Sarracenia, with eight species, is ...
Newhouser, Harold ("Hal")
American left-handed baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1939-53) and the Cleveland Indians (1954-55) who was the only pitcher to win consecutive (1944-45) Most Valuable Player awards; he was ...
baseball
Until a batter hits the ball, the game is a duel between the pitcher (and catcher) and the batter, which is repeated with each at bat. Each batter that a pitcher strikes out or forces to hit a pop-up ...
baseball
When an offensive player reaches base, a pitcher must change tactics in order to prevent the runner from scoring. The pitcher will alter his stance on the mound from the "windup," a stance that ...
Nepenthes
genus of flowering plants commonly called pitcher plants that belong to the family Nepenthaceae. About 80 species are known, mostly native to Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and Australasia. (The common ...
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Philadelphia Inquirer - Found Dec. 16, 2008
It was nothing personal. Just business. The Phillies were reluctant, perhaps understandably, to guarantee 2 years to a 46-year-old pitcher.
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Wren began looking at other options to fill his rotation,' it said, referring to the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher who had been on the Braves...
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