bladderwort

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈblædəˌwɜːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(blad′ər wûrt′, -wôrt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
blad•der•wort  (blad′ər wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various plants of the genus Utricularia, including aquatic, terrestrial, and epiphytic forms throughout the world.
  • bladder + wort2 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bladderwort / ˈblædəˌwɜːt/
  1. any aquatic plant of the genus Utricularia, some of whose leaves are modified as small bladders to trap minute aquatic animals: family Lentibulariaceae
'bladderwort' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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