hepatica
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
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How to use hepatica in a sentence
It held aspirin, Sal hepatica, cigarette papers and a Mason jar full of tobacco.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDuring the same season, the first of our native flowers to appear was the hepatica, which I found on April 4.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsI have placed in the above list several flowers that are intermittently fragrant, like the hepatica, or liver-leaf.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsA pupil disputed with his teacher about the hepatica, claiming in opposition that it was sweet-scented.
A Year in the Fields | John BurroughsSee how the banks are all enamelled with the pale hepatica, the painted trillium, and the delicate pink-veined spring beauty.
Little Rivers | Henry van Dyke
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
/ (hɪˈpætɪkə) /
any ranunculaceous woodland plant of the N temperate genus Hepatica, having three-lobed leaves and white, mauve, or pink flowers
Origin of hepatica
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