Meaning of DICENTRA
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| | Definition: | | [n] North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Dicentra |
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| | See Also: | | bleeding heart, Dicentra cucullaria, Dicentra spectabilis, dilleniid dicot genus, Dutchman's breeches, family Fumariaceae, Fumariaceae, fumitory family, lyreflower | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Di*cen"tra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ?
spur.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or
heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and
the more showy Bleeding heart ({D. spectabilis}). [Corruptly
written {dielytra}.]
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