dicentra

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dicentra - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dicentra \Di*cen"tra\ (d[-i]*s[e^]n"tr[.a]), Prop. n. [NL., fr.
     Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ke`ntron 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.]
     [1913 Webster]

dicentra - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Dicentra
      n 1: North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and
           irregular flowers [syn: Dicentra, genus Dicentra]