Associations to the word «Dicentra»

Wiktionary

DICENTRA, noun. (botany) Any of the plant genus Dicentra.
DICENTRA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae.
DICENTRA, proper noun. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fumariaceae   — about a dozen species of perennial herbs with glaucous dissected leaves and a heart-shaped or two-spurred corolla, including Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS, proper noun. (archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Fumariaceae   — the bleeding heart, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis.

Dictionary definition

DICENTRA, noun. North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers.

Wise words

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