About The Word Hepatica
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Hepatica
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What's The Definition Of Hepatica?
[n] a common liverwort
[n] any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions Synonyms | Synonyms for Hepatica: liverleaf | Marchantia polymorpha Related Terms | Find terms related to Hepatica: See Also | genus Hepatica | genus Marchantia | herb | herbaceous plant | liverwort | Marchantia Hepatica In Webster's Dictionary \He*pat"i*ca\, n.; pl. {Hepatic[ae]}. [NL. See
{Hepatic}. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed
leaves or fronds.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to
Anemone; squirrel cup.
2. (bot.) Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the
cryptogamous class Hepatic[ae]; -- called also {scale
moss} and {liverwort}. See {Hepatic[ae]}, in the
Supplement.
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