bladderpod

American  

[blad-er-pod] / ˈblæd ərˌpɒd /

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genera Alyssoides and Lesquerella, of the mustard family, having inflated seed pods.

2. poison bean.

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Etymology

Origin of bladderpod

1855–60; bladder + pod ¹, so called from its full shape

Example Sentences

Flowers include “desert dandelions, blue dicks, desert or wild parsley, and red maids,” according to the parks department, as well as blooming Joshua trees and bladderpod.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2023

“I haven’t seen other blooms, but this time of year, I keep my eye out for bladderpod, fringed amaranth, and ocotillo blooms,” she wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2021