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Definition of Bladder nut

Bladder nut
Bladder Blad"der, n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl?dre, bl?ddre; akin to Icel. bla?ra, SW. bl["a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr. the same root as AS. bl[=a]wan, E. blow, to puff. See Blow to puff.] 1. (Anat.) A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinary bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and inflated with air. 2. Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or a thin, watery fluid. 3. (Bot.) A distended, membranaceous pericarp. 4. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound. ``To swim with bladders of philosophy.' --Rochester. Bladder nut, or Bladder tree (Bot.), a genus of plants (Staphylea) with bladderlike seed pods. Bladder pod (Bot.), a genus of low herbs (Vesicaria) with inflated seed pods. Bladdor senna (Bot.), a genus of shrubs (Colutea), with membranaceous, inflated pods. Bladder worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of any species of tapeworm (T[ae]nia), found in the flesh or other parts of animals. See Measle, Cysticercus. Bladder wrack (Bot.), the common black rock weed of the seacoast (Fucus nodosus and F. vesiculosus) -- called also bladder tangle. See Wrack.

Meaning of Bladder nut from wikipedia

- Bladdernut is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Staphylea, genus of trees native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere Diospyros...
- various ailments, such as dementia, asthma, bronchitis, and kidney and bladder disorders. However, there is no conclusive evidence that ginkgo is useful...
- Sambucus pubens – Red American Elderberry Staphylea trifolia – American Bladder Nut Symphoricarpos sp. – may be S. albus - Snowberry, or S. orbiculatus,...
- tumor that accounts for 1% of ovarian cancers. Most bladder cancer is transitional cell, but bladder cancer ****ociated with schistosomiasis is often SCC...
- clusters 3–8 cm long with 6–20 seeds; each seed is a small nut 2–4 mm long, fully enclosed in a bladder-like involucre. The wood is very hard and heavy. The...
- site, e.g. oral leukoplakia, leukoplakia of the urinary tract, including bladder leukoplakia or leukoplakia of the ****, ****e, cervix or ****. Leukoplakia...
- Cable operated by one or two cables Indicator: a turn signal Inner tube: a bladder that contains air to inflate a tire. Has a Schrader, "Woods"/"Dunlop" or...
- cosmetics. Beech nut oil, from ****us sylvatica nuts, is a well-regarded edible oil in Europe, used for salads and cooking. Brazil nut oil contains 75%...
- University of Wisconsin-Madison found that a cyclamate combination caused bladder cancer in laboratory rats, quickly followed up by another from Abbott Labs...
- cyphosis cyst(o)-, cyst(i)- of or pertaining to the urinary bladder Gr**** κύστις (kústis), bladder, cyst cystotomy cyt(o)-, -cyte cell Gr**** κύτος (kútos)...