Pitch"er (?), n. [OE.
picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar,
pehhāri; prob. of the
same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker.]
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.
Pitch"er (?), n.
1. 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. [Obs.]
Mortimer.
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