Hepatica Definition

hĭ-pătĭ-kə
noun
Any of a genus (Hepatica) of small plants of the buttercup family, with three-lobed leaves and white, pink, blue, or purple flowers that bloom in early spring.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
Anemone sect. Hepatica.
Wiktionary

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae.

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Other Word Forms of Hepatica

Noun

Singular:
hepatica
Plural:
hepaticas

Origin of Hepatica

  • Middle English epatica liverwort from Medieval Latin hēpatica from feminine of Latin hēpaticus of the liver hepatic

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

  • See hepatic

    From Wiktionary

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