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bladderwort

/ˈblæd.ə.wɜːt/

Traduction: Nom désignant toute plante aquatique insectivore du genre Utricularia, dont certaines feuilles sont modifiées en petites urnes ou vésicules servant à capturer de minuscules animaux aquatiques.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈblæd.ə.wɜːt/

A noun referring to 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.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant toute plante aquatique insectivore du genre Utricularia, dont certaines feuilles sont modifiées en petites urnes ou vésicules servant à capturer de minuscules animaux aquatiques.
  1. Carnivorous aquatic plant C2 formal scientific

    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.

    • The bladderwort uses its tiny bladders to capture small insects and crustaceans.
    • Bladderworts are found in nutrient-poor waters where they supplement their diet with trapped prey.
    • The rapid suction mechanism of the bladderwort's trap is one of the fastest movements in the plant kingdom.

    🇫🇷Utriculaire

  • bladderworts plural form
  • bladderworts' possessive plural form
  • bladderwort's possessive singular form