'Dicentra' definitions:
Definition of 'Dicentra'
(from WordNet)
noun
North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers [syn: Dicentra, genus Dicentra]
Definition of 'Dicentra'
From: GCIDE
- Dicentra \Di*cen"tra\ (d[-i]*s[e^]n"tr[.a]), Prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ke`ntron spur.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis). [Corruptly written dielytra.] [1913 Webster]