utricularia
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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Origin and Etymology of utricularia
New Latin, from Latin utriculus small bag + New Latin -aria
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