bladderwort

[ blad-er-wurt, -wawrt ]

/ ˌblæd ərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

any of various plants of the genus Utricularia, including aquatic, terrestrial, and epiphytic forms throughout the world.

Origin of bladderwort

First recorded in 1805–15; bladder + wort²

Words nearby bladderwort

bladdernose, bladdernut, bladderpod, bladder senna, bladder worm, bladderwort, bladder wrack, bladdery, blade, blade apple, bladebone

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Example sentences from the Web for bladderwort

The general idea of the bladderwort is exactly that of the eel-pots so common in some parts of the Thames.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
Built on a very different model is the bladderwort, busy in stagnant ponds near the sea coast from Nova Scotia to Texas.
Little Masterpieces of Science:|Various
As in the case of its cousinry a-land, the bladderwort at its leisure dines upon its prey.
Little Masterpieces of Science:|Various
One of the most curious enemies of our freshwater fishes is a small floating water-weed, the bladderwort.
Poachers and Poaching|John Watson

The bladderwort, reputed common on these marshes, seems to have become much scarcer than it was twenty years back.
The Call of the Wildflower|Henry S. Salt

British Dictionary definitions for bladderwort

bladderwort

/ (ˈblædəˌwɜːt) /

noun

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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单词	bladderwort
释义	bladderwort [ blad-er-wurt, -wawrt ] / ˌblæd ərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt / noun any of various plants of the genus Utricularia, including aquatic, terrestrial, and epiphytic forms throughout the world. Origin of bladderwort First recorded in 1805–15; bladder + wort² Words nearby bladderwort bladdernose, bladdernut, bladderpod, bladder senna, bladder worm, bladderwort, bladder wrack, bladdery, blade, blade apple, bladebone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bladderwort The general idea of the bladderwort is exactly that of the eel-pots so common in some parts of the Thames. The Romance of Plant Life\|G. F. Scott Elliot Built on a very different model is the bladderwort, busy in stagnant ponds near the sea coast from Nova Scotia to Texas. Little Masterpieces of Science:\|Various As in the case of its cousinry a-land, the bladderwort at its leisure dines upon its prey. Little Masterpieces of Science:\|Various One of the most curious enemies of our freshwater fishes is a small floating water-weed, the bladderwort. Poachers and Poaching\|John Watson The bladderwort, reputed common on these marshes, seems to have become much scarcer than it was twenty years back. The Call of the Wildflower\|Henry S. Salt British Dictionary definitions for bladderwort bladderwort / (ˈblædəˌwɜːt) / noun any aquatic plant of the genus Utricularia, some of whose leaves are modified as small bladders to trap minute aquatic animals: family Lentibulariaceae Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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