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hepatica

American

[hi-pat-i-kuh] / hɪˈpæt ɪ kə /

noun

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

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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The pale blue hepatica, with leaves shaped like the lobes of the liver, was good for any liver disorder.

From Time Magazine Archive

Folks thought, Mr. Chris said, that hepatica leaves were good for liver medicine because the leaves were the shape of livers.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

And the hepatica bed, with all that its associations signify, certainly makes its generous atmospheric contribution to the charm of the narrative.

From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Elizabeth Ashe

The hepatica is not more beautiful than many another flower, but it takes us when we are hungry for the sight of a blossom.

From A Rambler's lease by Bradford Torrey

Once he found a hepatica bud the last day of February ...

From Minstrel Weather by Marian Storm

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