Dicentra Definition

dī-sĕntrə
noun
Any of a genus (Dicentra) of plants of the fumitory family with deeply cut leaflets and heart-shaped flowers of white, rose, etc., as Dutchman's-breeches; bleeding heart.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Dicentra
pronoun

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fumariaceae — about a dozen species of perennial herbs with glaucous dissected leaves and a heart-shaped or two-spurred corolla, including Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis.

Wiktionary

A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae.

Wiktionary

Origin of Dicentra

  • New Latin Dicentra genus name di– Greek kentron point (from kentein to prick kent- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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DDIDIC

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ARATRA

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dicentra

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