dicentra

dicentra
/duy sen"treuh/, n.
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
[1833; < NL < Gk díkentr(os) with two stings or spurs, equiv. to di- DI-1 + -kentros, deriv. of kéntron a spur, point, sting (deriv. of kenteîn to prick, sting) + L -a -A2]

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▪ plant genus
      genus of flowering plants of the poppy family (Papaveraceae) that includes such popular garden representatives as bleeding heart, Dutchman's-breeches, and squirrel corn.

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