BLADDERWORT - Definition

Pronunciation:		`bladur`wurt
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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

	See Also:	carnivorous plant, genus Utricularia, Utricularia

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Blad"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.) A genus ({Utricularia}) of aquatic or marshy plants, which usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the leaves. These serve as traps for minute animals. See {Ascidium}.