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dicentra
[ dahy-sen-truh ]
noun
- any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, such as the Dutchman's breeches or the bleeding heart.
dicentra
/ daɪˈsɛntrə /
noun
- any Asian or North American plant of the genus Dicentra, such as bleeding heart and Dutchman's-breeches, having finely divided leaves and ornamental clusters of drooping flowers: family Fumariaceae
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dicentra1
C19: New Latin, from Greek dikentros having two sharp points, from di- 1+ kentron sharp point, from kentein to prick; see centre
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Example Sentences
The arbutus and the dicentra appeared on the 10th, and the coltsfoot—which, however, is an importation—about the same time.
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Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding Heart), red and white; one to two feet; May.
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Please look carefully at the enclosed specimen of Dicentra thalictriformis, and throw away.
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A much more brilliantly coloured member of the same family is the Dicentra (Diclytra) spectabilis, so familiar in our gardens.
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Now, let me see—Aquilegia, Dianthus barbatus, Dicentra spectabilis—gracious!
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