dicentra Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers
genus Dicentra.
WordNet
Di*cen"tra noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. = twice + spur.Definitions
(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 .
