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hepatica
he·pat·i·ca H0154100 (hĭ-păt′ĭ-kə)n. Any of several woodland plants of the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, especially H. americana of eastern North America, having three-lobed leaves and white or lavender flowers. Hepaticas are sometimes classified in the genus Anemone. Also called liverleaf. [Middle English epatica, liverwort, from Medieval Latin hēpatica, from feminine of Latin hēpaticus, of the liver; see hepatic.]hepatica (hɪˈpætɪkə) n (Plants) any ranunculaceous woodland plant of the N temperate genus Hepatica, having three-lobed leaves and white, mauve, or pink flowers[C16: from Medieval Latin: liverwort, from Latin hēpaticus of the liver]he•pat•i•ca (hɪˈpæt ɪ kə) n., pl. -cas. any plant of the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish or white flowers. [1540–50; < Medieval Latin: liverwort] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hepatica - 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 regionsliverleafgenus Hepatica - small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemoneherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests | | 2. | hepatica - a common liverwort Marchantia polymorphahepatic, liverwort - any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mossesgenus Marchantia, Marchantia - type genus of Marchantiaceae; liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores | Translationshepatica
hepatica (hĭpăt`ĭkə) or liverleaf, any plant of the genus Hepatica of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercupbuttercup or crowfoot, common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Thought to be one of the most primitive families of dicotyledenous plants, the Ranunculaceae typically have a simple ..... Click the link for more information. family), low, woodland, spring wildflowers of the north temperate zone, popular for wild gardens. The delicate blossoms, of shades of lavender, pink, and blue, may appear while there is still snow; the three-lobed leaves persist through winter. Hepaticas were formerly used as a domestic remedy. Although often called liverworts, they are unrelated to the primitive plants commonly called liverwortsliverwort, any plant of the class Marchantiopsida. Mosses and liverworts together comprise the division Bryophyta, primitive green land plants (see moss; plant); some of the earliest land plants resembled modern liverworts. ..... Click the link for more information. that are classified with the mosses in the division Bryophyta. Hepatica is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta , division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem). ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Ranunculales, family Ranunculaceae.Hepatica a genus of perennial evergreen herbaceous plants of the family Ranunculaceae. The leaves form a basal rosette and consist of three or five leathery lobes on long petioles. The solitary, regular flowers are purple or white; the perianth consists of six to ten petallike sepals. The fruit is a multiple nut, whose lobes and juicy caruncles are eaten and distributed by ants. There are six to ten species of hepatica, distributed predominantly in the temperate belt of Eurasia and in the eastern part of North America. There are three species in the USSR: H. nobilis, which grows in hardwood forests and shrub thickets in the European USSR; H. Falconeri, which is found in Middle Asia; and H. asiatica, which grows in the southern Primor’e region. H. nobilis and H. angulosa are cultivated as ornamentals. hepatica Related to hepatica: rue anemoneSynonyms for hepaticanoun any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early springSynonymsRelated Words- genus Hepatica
- herb
- herbaceous plant
noun a common liverwortSynonymsRelated Words- hepatic
- liverwort
- genus Marchantia
- Marchantia
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