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HEARTLEAF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
Synonyms:
Asarum virginicum; heart-leaf; heartleaf
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("heartleaf" is a kind of...):
wild ginger (low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
Synonyms:
Asarum shuttleworthii; heart-leaf; heartleaf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("heartleaf" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("heartleaf" is a member of...):
Asarum; genus Asarum (wild ginger)
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