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Dicentra
‖
Di-cen′tra
(dī̍-sĕn′trȧ)
, P
rop.
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
δι-
= δίσ-
twice + κέντρον
spur.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the
Dutchman’s breeches
, and the more showy Bleeding heart
(Dicentra spectabilis
). [Corruptly written
dielytra
.] Definition 2024
Dicentra
Dicentra
See also: dicentra
Translingual
Dicentra cucullaria
Proper noun
Dicentra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae.
- (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.
the former Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Hypernyms
- (genus in Papaveraceae): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Papaveraceae - family; Fumarioideae - subfamily; Fumarieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Papaveraceae): Dicentra canadensis, Dicentra cucullaria, Dicentra eximia, Dicentra formosa, Dicentra nevadensis, Dicentra pauciflora, Dicentra peregrina, Dicentra uniflora - species
- (archaic genus circumscription): Above species plus those shown at
Dicentra#Former species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia