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LIVERLEAF

Dictionary entry overview: What does liverleaf mean?

• LIVERLEAF (noun)
The noun LIVERLEAF has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: LIVERLEAF used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LIVERLEAF (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

hepatica; liverleaf

Hypernyms ("liverleaf" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("liverleaf" is a member of...):

genus Hepatica (small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemone)

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