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Dutchman's-breeches
[ duhch-muhnz-brich-iz ]
/ ˈdʌtʃ mənzˈbrɪtʃ ɪz /
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noun, plural Dutch·man's-breech·es.
a plant, Dicentra cucullaria, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of pale-yellow, two-spurred flowers.
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Origin of Dutchman's-breeches
First recorded in 1830–40; so called from the shape of the flowers
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British Dictionary definitions for Dutchman's-breeches
Dutchman's-breeches
noun
(functioning as singular) a North American plant, Dicentra cucullaria, with finely divided basal leaves and pink flowers: family FumariaceaeAlso called: colicweed
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