Hepatica Definition

hĭ-pătĭ-kə
noun
Any of a genus (Hepatica) of small plants of the buttercup family, with three-lobed leaves and white, pink, blue, or purple flowers that bloom in early spring.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
Anemone sect. Hepatica.
Wiktionary

A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae.

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Other Word Forms of Hepatica

Noun

Singular:
hepatica
Plural:
hepaticas

Origin of Hepatica

  • Middle English epatica liverwort from Medieval Latin hēpatica from feminine of Latin hēpaticus of the liver hepatic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See hepatic

    From Wiktionary

Hepatica Sentence Examples

  • The left hepatica magna receives also the umbilical vein, which persists on the visceral surface of the abdominal wall, often anastomosing with the epigastric veins.

  • For Fasciola hepatica, see Thomas, Quart.

  • A, Fasciola hepatica, from the ventral surface (X 2); the alimentary and nervous systems only shown on the left side of the figure, the excretory only on the right; a, right main branch of the intestine; c, a diverticulum; g, lateral ganglion; n, lateral nerve; o, mouth; p, pharynx; s, ventral sucker; cs, cirrus sac; d, left anterior dorsal excretory vessel; m, main vessel; v, left anterior ventral trunk; x, excretory pore.

  • The anemone, the wild violet, the hepatica, and the funny little curled-up ferns all peeped out at us from beneath the brown leaves.

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Words Starting With

HHEHEP

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ACAICA

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