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mənzˈbrɪtʃ noun, plural Dutch·man's-breech·es.
a plant, Dicentra cucullaria, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of pale-yellow, two-spurred flowers.
Also called white eardrop.
Origin:
1830–40; so called from the shape of the flowers
1830–40; so called from the shape of the flowers
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| Dutchman's-breeches | |
| —n | |
| (functioning as singular) Also called: colicweed a North American plant, Dicentra cucullaria, with finely divided basal leaves and pink flowers: family Fumariaceae | |
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