Bladderpod
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various flowering plants, including Cleome isomeris (= Isomeris arborea), Peritoma arborea, Lobelia inflata, and species of Physaria (= Lesquerella) and Paysonia.
"c. 1977-1989, Donald W. (Hank) Nicol, Notes from the Naturalist, page 50, The bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) is a pretty bush. It has loads of bright yellow flowers and the punching bag seed pods that give it its name. But, to be honest, it stinks!"
- 2 any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods wordnet
- 3 any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods wordnet
- 4 annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella wordnet
- 5 North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic wordnet
Example
More examples"c. 1977-1989, Donald W. (Hank) Nicol, Notes from the Naturalist, page 50, The bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) is a pretty bush. It has loads of bright yellow flowers and the punching bag seed pods that give it its name. But, to be honest, it stinks!"
Etymology
From bladder + pod.
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