Bladderwort

/ˈblædərwɜːrt/ noun

A carnivorous water plant with tiny bladder-like traps that suck in small aquatic creatures as food.

From Old English 'blædre' (bladder) + 'wyrt' (plant/herb). Named for the small bladder-shaped structures that function as active suction traps to capture prey.

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