utricularia

noun

utric·​u·​lar·​ia

yü‧ˌtrikyəˈla(a)rēə

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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin utriculus small bag + New Latin -aria

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