Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bladderwort
n 1: 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