hepatica

/həˈpædɪkə/
/hɪˈpætɪkə/
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Other forms: hepaticas

Definitions of hepatica
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: liverleaf
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    type of:
    herb, herbaceous plant
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
  2. noun
    a common liverwort
    synonyms: Marchantia polymorpha
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    type of:
    hepatic, liverwort
    any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses
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