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‖ Utricularia|juːtrɪkjʊˈlɛərɪə| Pl. -ariæ. [mod.L. (1737), f. L. ūtricul-us utriculus1.] A genus of scrophulariaceous plants, characterized by bearing small bladders at the margins of their leaves; bladderwort, hooded (water) milfoil; a species or plant of this.
1753Chambers' Cycl. Suppl., Utricularia,..the name of a plant used by Linnæus for..hooded water milfoil. 1793Martyn Lang. Bot. s.v. Folliculus, Follicles..are vessels distended with air: as at the root in Utricularia. 1819Rees' Cycl. XXXVII. 4 F 2/2 Almost every morning's walk afforded them a new Utricularia. Ibid., Twenty-four Utriculariæ, natives of New Holland alone. 1863T. W. Higginson Out-Door Papers 278 The slender Utricularia, a dainty maiden whose light feet scarce touch the water. |