|
|
Definition of Heart-leaf
1. Noun. Wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama.
Group relationships: Asarum, Genus Asarum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
2. Noun. Evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina.
Definition of Heart-leaf
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of heartleaf) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heart-leaf
Literary usage of Heart-leaf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau (1906)
"... heart-leaf, sparganium, etc., etc.) as to give one the impression of the river
having risen, though it is not more than six inches higher on account of ..."
2. How to Study Architecture by Charles Henry Caffin (1917)
"The heart-leaf, also sometimes called the lily-leaf, is a remarkable instance of
the closeness with which the Greek artist studied nature and of the ..."
3. Lombard Architecture by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1917)
"At Nonantola in 1121 we find the heart- leaf motive in a peculiarly Provencal form
... At S. Maria Maggiore of Vercelli in 1148 we find again the heart-leaf ..."
4. How to Study Architecture by Charles Henry Caffin (1919)
"The heart-leaf, also sometimes called the lily-leaf, is a remarkable instance of
the closeness with which the Greek artist studied nature and of the ..."
5. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1876)
"... varieties of this have been called hand-leaf violet ( V. palmata), the leaves
being variously cleft, and heart-leaf violet ( V. cordata and V. ..."
6. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"See Black Heart. LEAF BLIGHT. See Leaf Spot, this section. Leaf Spot Mycosphaerella
fragariae HS JACKSON The only fungous disease of the strawberry ..."
Other Resources:
