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| he·pat·i·ca [ hi páttikə ] (plural he·pat·i·cas) |
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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.
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| [15th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek hēpatikos (see hepatic); from the shape of the leaves] |
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