Meaning of HEPATICA
| Pronunciation: | | hi'patiku
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | liverleaf, Marchantia polymorpha |
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| | See Also: | | genus Hepatica, genus Marchantia, herb, herbaceous plant, liverwort, Marchantia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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