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Dicentra

Dicentra Meaning & Definition
Dicentra Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dicentra?

[n] North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dicentra: genus Dicentra

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dicentra:

See Also | bleeding heart | Dicentra cucullaria | Dicentra spectabilis | dilleniid dicot genus | Dutchman's breeches | family Fumariaceae | Fumariaceae | fumitory family | lyreflower

Dicentra In Webster's Dictionary

\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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