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hepatica

American  
[hi-pat-i-kuh] / hɪˈpæt ɪ kə /

noun

  1. any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.

hepatica British  
/ hɪˈpætɪkə /

noun

  1. any ranunculaceous woodland plant of the N temperate genus Hepatica, having three-lobed leaves and white, mauve, or pink flowers

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Etymology

Origin of hepatica

1540–50; < Medieval Latin: liverwort, noun use of feminine of Latin hēpaticus hepatic

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