floating heart
Americannoun
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any of certain aquatic plants belonging to the genus Nymphoides, of the gentian family, especially N. aquatica, having floating, more or less heart-shaped leaves and a cluster of small, white, five-petaled flowers.
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a related plant, Nymphoides cordata, of North America, having a cluster of white flowers and round or somewhat oval leaves that are purple beneath.
noun
Etymology
Origin of floating heart
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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The section’s special jury prize was bestowed on “Caniba,” whose directors Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor gave their thanks in a video message featuring floating heart effects.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2017
Eaten: supreme of melon in port wine, boned squab with white grapes new peas in butter, hearts of endive and beet roots and fine herbs, floating heart ice cream with figs, petit fours, demitasse.
From Time Magazine Archive
The floating heart pulsed from dimness to darkness.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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