bleeding heart

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bleeding heart

–noun

1.	any of various plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, esp. D. spectabilis, a common garden plant having long, one-sided clusters of rose or red heart-shaped flowers.

2.	a person who makes an ostentatious or excessive display of pity or concern for others.

Origin:
1685–95

Related forms:

bleeding-heart, adjective

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bleeding heart
n.

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.

bleed'ing-heart' (-härt') adj.

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