hepatica
hepatica · hepaticas
Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably…Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica.
(obsolete, plural, plural only)Medicines to treat the liver.
More definitions
- a common liverwort
- 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 regions
Translations
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See hepatic.See hepatic.
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Forms
plural: hepaticasSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a common liverwort:Marchantia polymorpha
- 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 regions:liverleaf
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedround-lobed hepatica