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Noun: hepatica  hi'pa-ti-ku
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
    - liverleaf
     
  2. A common liverwort
    - Marchantia polymorpha

Derived forms: hepaticas

Type of: hepatic, herb, herbaceous plant, liverwort

Part of: genus Hepatica, genus Marchantia, Marchantia

Encyclopedia: Hepatica

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