hepatica

[ hi-pat-i-kuh ]

noun
  1. any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.

Origin of hepatica

1
1540–50; <Medieval Latin: liverwort, noun use of feminine of Latin hēpaticushepatic

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How to use hepatica in a sentence

  • The hepatica is not more beautiful than many another flower, but it takes us when we are hungry for the sight of a blossom.

    A Rambler's lease | Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for hepatica

hepatica

/ (hɪˈpætɪkə) /


noun
  1. any ranunculaceous woodland plant of the N temperate genus Hepatica, having three-lobed leaves and white, mauve, or pink flowers

Origin of hepatica

1
C16: from Medieval Latin: liverwort, from Latin hēpaticus of the liver

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