HyperDic: bladderwort

English > 1 sense of the word *bladderwort*:
NOUN	plant	bladderwort	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

English > *bladderwort*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	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.
Member of	Utricularia, genus Utricularia	bladderworts
Broader	carnivorous plant	plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals