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dutchmansbreeches

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Dutch⋅man's-breech⋅es

[duhch-muhnz-brich-iz]
–noun, plural -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
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Main Entry: Dutch·man's–breech·es
Pronunciation: "d&ch-m&nz-'brich-&z
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: a delicate spring-flowering herb (Dicentra cucullaria of the family Fumariaceae) that occurs in the eastern U.S. and has tubers that are a source of corydalis
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