hepatica

Noun
Synonyms: liverleafMarchantia polymorpha

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regionsSynonyms: liverleaf
  2. a common liverwortSynonyms: Marchantia polymorpha
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hepatica \He*pat"i*ca\, n.; pl. Hepatic[ae]. [NL. See Hepatic. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds.] [1913 Webster]

1.(Bot.) A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup. [1913 Webster]

2.(bot.) Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepatic[ae]; -- called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepatic[ae], in the Supplement. [1913 Webster]

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