noun
- a carnivorous aquatic plant with small bladder-like traps that capture tiny water organisms
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The bladderwort floated just below the surface of the pond.
- Scientists studied how bladderwort traps work to catch microscopic prey.
- The aquarium contained several species of bladderwort.
- Bladderwort is found in freshwater habitats around the world.
- The tiny bladders on bladderwort create suction to capture organisms.
- Botanists classify bladderwort as an insectivorous plant.