Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BLAD'DER-NUT, n. [bladder and nut.]

1. A genus of plants with the generic name of Staphylea. They have three capsules, inflated and joined by a longitudinal suture. – Encyc.
2. The African bladder-nut is the Royena.
3. The laurel-leaved bladder-nut is a species of Ilex, holm or holly. – Fam. of Plants.