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bleeding hearts

bleeding hearts is the plural of bleeding heart.

Meaning of bleeding heart

Noun

bleeding heart (plural bleeding hearts)

  1. An Asian bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, syn. Dicentra spectabilis), a popular garden plant with arching sprays of pendent red and white (or pure white) flowers.
  2. Any member of the genus Dicentra (bleedinghearts), native to eastern Asia and North America, some species with colors and shape similar to Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
    Synonyms:
    eardrop
  3. Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and mountainous areas of South China, Burma and Vietnam, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.
  4. Certain species of genus Clerodendrum of flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae.
    Synonyms:
    glorybower, bagflower
  5. Any member of the species Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart tree), an Australian rainforest plant.
    Synonyms:
    Queensland poplar
  6. Any member of the species Homalanthus novoguineensis (bleeding heart tree), a rainforest plant of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands.

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Questions about bleeding hearts

What is bleeding hearts the plural of?
Bleeding hearts is the plural of bleeding heart.

Words near bleeding hearts in the dictionary

  1. bleeding dry
  2. bleeding edge
  3. bleeding edges
  4. bleeding for
  5. bleeding heart
  6. bleeding hearts
  7. bleeding heck
  8. bleeding hell
  9. Bleeding Kansas
  10. bleeding like a pig
  11. bleeding like a stuck hog

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