Vesiculina

noun

Ve·​sic·​u·​li·​na

-ˈlīnə

in some classifications

: a genus of American herbs comprising New World forms (as the purple bladderwort) that are usually assigned to the genus Utricularia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from vesicul- + -ina

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