bladderwort

(-wʉrt′)

noun

any of a large genus (Utricularia) of chiefly aquatic plants of the bladderwort family, having finely divided leaves with bladders on them that trap small insects and crustaceans

adjective

designating a family (Lentibulariaceae, order Scrophulariales) of dicotyledonous plants

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noun
Any of various mostly aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia, having small, specialized, urn-shaped bladders that trap minute insects and crustaceans.

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