bladdernut

[ blad-er-nuht ]

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.

bladdernut

/ ˈblædəˌnʌt /

noun

1. any temperate shrub or small tree of the genus Staphylea , esp S. pinnata of S Europe, that has bladder-like seed pods: family Staphyleaceae
2. the pod of any such tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of bladdernut¹

bladder + nut

Example Sentences

When the wind kicks up, a bee seeks shelter in the floral cluster of a bladdernut.

From New York Times

Large, triangular membranaceous pods hang thickly from the white-lined branches of the bladdernut.

From Project Gutenberg

On the rocky slopes the wild ginger shows its red-brown, long-eared urns, the white baneberry its short white plumes, the branchlets of the bladdernut are breaking into white clusters and columbine soon will “sprinkle on the rocks a scarlet rain” as it did in Bayard Taylor’s time, although the “scarlet rain,” like that of the painted cup in the lowlands, grows less and less each year.

From Project Gutenberg

The big three-valved balloons of the bladdernut can sail either in the air, on the water, or over the frozen snow.

From Project Gutenberg