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bladdernut

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blad⋅der⋅nut

  [blad-er-nuht]
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–noun
1. the bladderlike fruit capsule of any shrub or small tree of the genus Staphylea, as S. trifolia, of the eastern U.S.
2. the shrub itself.
Origin:
bladder + nut
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blad·der·nut   (blād'ər-nŭt')   
n.  

  1. Any of various deciduous shrubs or small trees of the genus Staphylea, native to north temperate regions and having opposite compound leaves and terminal panicles of white flowers and bladderlike fruits.

  2. The fruit of such a plant.

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bladdernut

any shrub or small tree of the genus Staphylea of the family Staphyleaceae. All of the 10-15 known species occur in the North Temperate Zone

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