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dicentra definition

di·cen·tra (dī sen′trə)

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

Etymology: ModL < di- + Gr kentron, a spur: see center

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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