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English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
dicentra (plural dicentras)
- (botany) Any of the plant genus Dicentra.
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French
Noun
dicentra f (plural dicentras)
- dicentra
Italian
Etymology
From translingual Dicentra, from Ancient Greek δίκεντρος (díkentros, “having two stings”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈt͡ʃɛn.tra/
- Rhymes: -ɛntra
- Hyphenation: di‧cèn‧tra
Noun
dicentra f (plural dicentre)
- (botany) any plant of the Dicentra taxonomic genus
- (by narrowing) bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly Dicentra spectabilis)
- Synonym: cuor di Maria
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