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bladdernut

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of large shrubs or small trees, of the genus Staphylea, in the family Staphyleaceae

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Diospyros whyteana, a species of tree with edible fruit, native to Africa.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blackbark, wild coffee

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bladder + nut.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: акампы́р (akʼampʼə́r) — Staphylea
  • Armenian: ողկուզենի (oġkuzeni) — Staphylea
  • Belarusian: клякачка (kljakačka) — Staphylea
  • Czech: klokoč — Staphylea
  • Finnish: kotapähkinä — Staphylea
  • Georgian: ჯონჯოლი (ǯonǯoli) — Staphylea
  • German: Pimpernuss — Staphylea
  • Japanese: 三葉空木属 — Staphylea
  • Japanese: ミツバウツギ属 — Staphylea
  • Japanese: 三つ葉空木属 — Staphylea
  • Japanese: 省沽油属 — Staphylea
  • Mingrelian: კამპარი (ḳamṗari) — Staphylea
  • Mingrelian: კამპური (ḳamṗuri) — Staphylea
  • Mingrelian: კაპარი (ḳaṗari) — Staphylea
  • Polish: kłokoczka — Staphylea
  • Romanian: clocotiș — Staphylea
  • Russian: клека́чка (klekáčka) — Staphylea
  • Russian: стафи́лея (stafíleja) — Staphylea