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hepatica

he·pat·i·ca [ hi páttikə ] (plural he·pat·i·cas)


noun 
Definition:
 
woodland plant: a woodland plant, related to the buttercup, that has three-lobed leaves. Flowers: white, lilac, purple. Native to: northern temperate regions.  Genus Hepatica.

[15th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek hēpatikos (see hepatic); from the shape of the leaves]
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