Definition of Hepatica

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Liverleaf
Group relationships: Genus Hepatica
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

2. Noun. A common liverwort.
Exact synonyms: Marchantia Polymorpha
Generic synonyms: Hepatic, Liverwort
Group relationships: Genus Marchantia, Marchantia

Definition of Hepatica

1. n. A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup.

Definition of Hepatica

1. a perennial herb [n -CAS or -CAE]

Medical Definition of Hepatica

1. Origin: NL. See Hepatic. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds. 1. A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup. 2. Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepaticae; called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepaticae, in the Supplement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hepatica

heparin eliminase
heparin lyase
heparin unit
heparitin sulfate
heparosan N-sulfate D-glucuronosyl 5-epimerase
hepars
hepat-
hepatatrophia
hepatectomies
hepatectomized
hepatectomy
hepatectomy
hepatic
hepatic
hepatica (current term)
hepatica (current term)
Hepaticae
hepaticas
hepatico-
hepaticodochotomy
hepaticoduodenostomy
hepaticoenterostomy
hepaticogastrostomy
hepaticolithotomy
hepaticolithotripsy
Hepaticopsida
hepaticopulmonary
hepaticostomy
hepaticotomy
hepatics

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