HyperDic: heart-leaf

English > 2 senses of the word heart-leaf:
NOUNplantheart-leaf, heartleaf, Asarum shuttleworthiiwild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves
plantheart-leaf, heartleaf, Asarum virginicumevergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves
English > heart-leaf: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningwild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama.
Synonymsheartleaf, Asarum shuttleworthii
Member ofAsarum, genus Asarumwild ginger
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
English > heart-leaf: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningevergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina.
Synonymsheartleaf, Asarum virginicum
Broaderwild gingerlow-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes

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