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heartleaf

heartleaf \heartleaf\ n. (Bot.)

  1. wild ginger ( Asarum shuttleworthii) having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves, growing from Western Virginia to Alabama.

    Syn: Asarum shuttleworthii.

  2. (Bot.) An evergreen low-growing perennial ( Asarum virginicum) having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves, growing from Virginia to South Carolina.

    Syn: Asarum virginicum.

Wiktionary
heartleaf

n. 1 wild ginger, (taxlink Asarum caudatum species noshow=1) 2 Any of various plants with heart-shaped leaves, such as the ''Houttuynia cordata''.

WordNet
heartleaf
  1. n. wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama [syn: heart-leaf, Asarum shuttleworthii]

  2. evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina [syn: heart-leaf, Asarum virginicum]

Wikipedia
Heartleaf

Heartleaf or heart leaf is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

  • Hexastylis, a genus of plants native to North America
  • Houttuynia cordata, a species native to Asia
  • Macaranga tanarius, a species native to southeast Asia and Australia

Usage examples of "heartleaf".

Of course, she could have drunk the heartleaf tea before lying with him-she pushed that thought away firmly.

We skirted a meadow where mountain lupine, Indian paintbrush, and heartleaf arnica added their blue, red, and gold to the scene.