bleeding heart
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bleeding heart
noun bleeding hearts · bleeding-heart
- An Asian bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, syn. Dicentra spectabilis), a popular garden plant with arching sprays of pendent red and white (or pure white) flowers.
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Any member of the genus Dicentra (bleedinghearts), native to eastern Asia and North America, some species with colors and shape similar to Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
Similar: eardrop
- Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and mountainous areas of South China, Burma and Vietnam, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.
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Certain species of genus Clerodendrum of flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae.
Similar: glorybower, bagflower
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Any member of the species Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart tree), an Australian rainforest plant.
Similar: Queensland poplar
- Any member of the species Homalanthus novoguineensis (bleeding heart tree), a rainforest plant of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands.
- Any member of the genus Gallicolumba of ground-dwelling doves of east Asian islands.
- A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance.
Similar: Dutchman's breeches, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath
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Similar: Dutchman's breeches, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath
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noun Lamprocapnos spectabilis
| 日本語 | 華鬘草 kemansou |
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| Русский | дице́нтра великоле́пная dicéntra velikolépnaja, сердцецве́т великоле́пный serdcecvét velikolépnyj |
noun a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged
| Español | humanitario, sensiblero, alma sensible, alma generosa, corazón sangrante |
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| 中文 | 聖母 /圣母 shèngmǔ |
| Français | défenseur de la veuve et de l'orphelin, ami du peuple, écorché vif |
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title = {bleeding heart},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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