noun
any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
• Syn: ↑hepatica
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Hepatica
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun : hepatica 1b
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/liv"euhr leef'/, n., pl. liverleaves.
hepatica.
[1810-20, Amer.; LIVER1 + LEAF]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.