noun
pl. -·breech′es a spring dicentra (Dicentra cucullaria) with pinkish, double-spurred flowers, found in E U.S.
Origin of Dutchman's-breeches
so named from resemblance of the flower to a tiny pair of knickerbockersDutchman's-breeches
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Dutchman's breeches
plural noun
used with a sing. or pl. verbA woodland plant (Dicentra cucullaria) of the northern United States and southern Canada, having finely divided leaves and yellowish-white flowers with two spurs.
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