Vesicaria
         n 1: small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods
               [syn: {Vesicaria}, {genus Vesicaria}]

English Dictionary: Vesicaria	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vesicoureteral reflux n a backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureter
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vice chairman n one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman
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vice crime n a vice that is illegal
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vicegerent n someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy
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Vicia cracca n common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers Synonym(s): tufted vetch, bird vetch, Calnada pea, Vicia cracca
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vicious circle n one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first Synonym(s): vicious circle, vicious cycle an argument that assumes that which is to be proved
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viscose rayon n a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers Synonym(s): viscose rayon, viscose
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bladder \Blad"der\, n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[?]dre,       bl[?]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[?]ra, SW. bl[84]ddra, Dan.       bl[91]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[be]tara the bladder in the body       of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr. the same       root as AS. bl[be]wan, E. blow, to puff. See {Blow} to puff.]       1. (Anat.) A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the             receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the             gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinary             bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and             inflated with air.          2. Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or             a thin, watery fluid.          3. (Bot.) A distended, membranaceous pericarp.          4. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound. [bd]To swim with             bladders of philosophy.[b8] --Rochester.          {Bladder nut}, [or] {Bladder tree} (Bot.), a genus of plants             ({Staphylea}) with bladderlike seed pods.          {Bladder pod} (Bot.), a genus of low herbs ({Vesicaria}) with             inflated seed pods.          {Bladdor senna} (Bot.), a genus of shrubs ({Colutea}), with             membranaceous, inflated pods.          {Bladder worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of             tapeworm ({T[91]nia}), found in the flesh or other parts             of animals. See {Measle}, {Cysticercus}.          {Bladder wrack} (Bot.), the common black rock weed of the             seacoast ({Fucus nodosus} and {F. vesiculosus}) -- called             also {bladder tangle}. See {Wrack}.
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Vicegerency \Vice*ge"ren*cy\, n.       The office of a vicegerent. --South.
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Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F.       viceg[82]rant.]       Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution,       or in the place of another. --Milton.
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Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, n.       An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper       authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a       vicar. --Bacon.                   The symbol and vicegerent of the Deity.   --C. A. Young.
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Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F.       viceg[82]rant.]       Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution,       or in the place of another. --Milton.