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bladderwort

Other forms: bladderworts

Definitions of bladderwort
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    carnivorous plant
    plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals
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