dicentra

Thân thiện

A gardener plants a dicentra in the spring flowerbed.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of herbaceous flowering plants native to North America and Asia, characterized by having finely divided, often fern-like leaves and distinctive, irregularly shaped flowers, typically with heart-shaped or spurred petals.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The delicate dicentra blooms added a touch of elegance to the shaded corner of the garden.
  • Dicentra spectabilis, commonly known as bleeding heart, is a popular ornamental plant.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical classification: The term "dicentra" is used as the genus name in scientific taxonomy.
  • The species was recently reclassified within the genus Dicentra.

Variants and Related Words

• Bleeding heart: A common name for several species within the genus , especially .
  • The old-fashioned bleeding heart is a classic spring perennial.

Synonyms

• Bleeding heart (common name for specific species)
• Dutchman's breeches (common name for )

Related Phrases

• Genus Dicentra: The formal taxonomic grouping for these plants.
  • The study focused on the evolutionary history of the genus Dicentra.

Học thuật

Noun

1. North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Dicentra
• genus Dicentra