Definition of Pitcher
Pitch´er
n.
1.
(Baseball)
One
who
pitches
anything
,
as
hay
,
quoits
,
a
ball
,
etc
.;
specifically
(
Baseball
)
,
the
player
who
delivers
the
ball
to
the
batsman
.
2.
A
sort
of
crowbar
for
digging
.
1.
A
wide-mouthed
,
deep
vessel
for
holding
liquids
,
with
a
spout
or
protruding
lip
and
a
handle
;
a
water
jug
or
jar
with
a
large
ear
or
handle
.
2.
(Bot.)
A
tubular
or
cuplike
appendage
or
expansion
of
the
leaves
of
certain
plants
.
American pitcher plants
the
species
of
Sarracenia
.
See
Sarracenia
.
Australian pitcher plant
the
Cephalotus
follicularis
,
a
low
saxifragaceous
herb
having
two
kinds
of
radical
leaves
,
some
oblanceolate
and
entire
,
others
transformed
into
little
ovoid
pitchers
,
longitudinally
triple-winged
and
ciliated
,
the
mouth
covered
with
a
lid
shaped
like
a
cockleshell
.
California pitcher plant
the
Darlingtonia
California
.
See
Darlingtonia
.
Pitcher plant
any
plant
with
the
whole
or
a
part
of
the
leaves
transformed
into
pitchers
or
cuplike
organs
,
especially
the
species
of
Nepenthes
.
See
Nepenthes
.
Related Words
containerful
,
pitcherful
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