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Noun: bladderwort  'bla-du(r),wurt
  1. 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 animals
    "Bladderwort can be found in ponds and slow-moving streams"

Derived forms: bladderworts

Type of: carnivorous plant

Part of: genus Utricularia, Utricularia

Encyclopedia: Bladderwort