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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.


Etymology

Origin of bladderpod

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


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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

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