bladdery

[ blad-uh-ree ]

/ ˈblæd ə ri /

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adjective

like or resembling a bladder.

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Origin of bladdery

First recorded in 1785–95; bladder + -y¹

It differs from Rhabdonia in having bladdery branches; otherwise it is easily mistaken for it.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
In the words of Dr. Gray, "The fruit is a globular dry berry, enclosed by a five-parted, bladdery inflated calyx."
Seed Dispersal|William J. Beal
A small bladdery 1-seeded fruit; any small bladder-like body.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
The small white flowers are produced in hanging racemes, succeeded by large bladdery pods, hence its common name.
The Nut Culturist|Andrew S. Fuller

Pope's fame was due to personal assiduities, and 'a certain bladdery swell of management.'
Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)|Leslie Stephen