Bladderwort

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bladderwort \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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bladderwort
       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