n.
A plant of the genus Dicentra, which includes the bleeding heart and Dutchman's breeches.
[New Latin Dicentra, genus name : DI-1 + Greek kentron, point (from kentein, to prick).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
