noun
bladderwort
A common name for aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia, especially Utricularia vulgaris or similar species found in Japan.
狸藻は水中の小さな虫を捕まえる。
Bladderwort catches small aquatic insects.
The name 狸藻 (tanukimo) literally means 'raccoon dog weed', likely from the resemblance of its bladder traps to a tanuki's scrotum in folklore, though the exact origin is uncertain.