blad·der·wort (bl d  r-wûrt , -wôrt)n. Any of various mostly aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia, having small, specialized, urn-shaped bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans. |
bladderwort [ˈblædəˌwɜːt]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any aquatic plant of the genus Utricularia, some of whose leaves are modified as small bladders to trap minute aquatic animals: family Lentibulariaceae
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| Noun | 1. |  bladderwort - any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animalscarnivorous plant - plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals genus Utricularia, Utricularia - bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution |
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