utricularia

noun

utric·u·lar·ia | \ yü‧ˌtrikyəˈla(a)rēə\

Definition of utricularia

1 capitalized : a large widely distributed genus of aquatic plants (family Lentibulariaceae) having saclike ascidia that serve as animal traps, floating stems with finely dissected leaves, and scapose often showy flowers with a very irregular spurred bilabiate corolla

2 plural -s : any plant of the genus Utricularia

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