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Dutchman's-breeches

(duc̸h′mənz bric̸h′iz)

☆ a spring dicentra (Dicentra cucullaria) with pinkish, double-spurred flowers, found in E U.S.

See Dutchman's-breeches in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun
Chiefly Northern U.S. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

A woodland plant (Dicentra cucullaria) of eastern North America, having finely divided leaves and yellowish-white flowers with two spurs.

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