bleeding heart
- any of several dicentras, esp. a common garden perennial (Dicentra spectabilis) with racemes of drooping, deep-pink, heart-shaped flowers
- a person regarded as too sentimental or too liberal in dealing with social problems
See bleeding heart in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Dicentra, especially the Old World D. spectabilis, having arching clusters of pink to red or sometimes white, heart-shaped flowers.
- A person who is considered excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be underprivileged or exploited.
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- bleedˈing-heartˌ (-härtˌ) adjective
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