heartleaf
heartleaf · heartleaves · heartleafs
Wild gingerWild ginger (Asarum caudatum).
Meaning
2 sensesWild ginger (Asarum caudatum).
wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
Any of various plants with heart-shaped leaves, such as Houttuynia cordata.
Origin
From heart + leaf.From heart + leaf.
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Forms
plural: heartleaves / heartleafs| Singular | heartleaf |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina:heart-leafAsarum virginicum
- wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama:heart-leafAsarum shuttleworthii
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedheartleaf milkweed
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.