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bladderpod

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: bladderpod

1
n
annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella
2
n
North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic
3
n
any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: bladderpod
1

n annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella

Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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n North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic

Synonyms:
Indian tobacco, Lobelia inflata
Type of:
lobelia
any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia
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n any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods

Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

n any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods

Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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