noun
carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea
• Syn: ↑family Lentibulariaceae, ↑bladderwort family
• Hypernyms: ↑plant family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑order Polemoniales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Utricularia, ↑genus Utricularia, ↑Pinguicula, ↑genus Pinguicula, ↑genus Genlisea
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Lentibulariaceae /len-tib-ū-lā-ri-āˈsi-ē/
plural noun
The bladderwort and butterwort family of tubifloral dicotyledons
ORIGIN: Origin obscure
Useful english dictionary. 2012.