Bladdery

/ˈblædəri/ adjective

Definition

Having the quality or appearance of a bladder; resembling, containing, or characterized by bladders or bladder-like structures.

Etymology

From Old English 'blædre' (bladder) + '-y' (suffix making adjectives). The suffix '-y' turns nouns into descriptive words indicating possession of that quality.

Kelly Says

This adjective captures what scientists actually observe under microscopes—plants and organisms with these puffy, balloon-like structures that look almost too silly to be real until you understand their brilliant engineering!

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