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Synonyms of bleeding heart

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Another word for bleeding heart is eardrop. Other synonyms of bleeding heart are glorybower, bagflower, Queensland poplar, Dutchman's breeches and lyre flower.

Synonyms and similar words for bleeding heart

nounAny member of the genus Dicentra (bleedinghearts), native to eastern Asia and North America, some...

  • eardropA plant of the genus Ehrendorferia in the family Papaveraceae, native to California.

nounCertain species of genus Clerodendrum of flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint...

  • glorybower
  • bagflower

nounAny member of the species Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart tree), an Australian rainforest...

  • Queensland poplar

nounLamprocapnos spectabilis.

Meaning of bleeding heart

  1. noun 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. noun Any member of the genus Dicentra (bleedinghearts), native to eastern Asia and North America, some species with colors and shape similar to Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
  3. noun Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and mountainous areas of South China, Burma and Vietnam, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.

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Questions about synonyms of bleeding heart

What is another word for bleeding heart?
Bleeding heart has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as eardrop, glorybower, bagflower, Queensland poplar, Dutchman's breeches, lyre flower and lady-in-a-bath.
What does bleeding heart mean?
Bleeding heart means 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.

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