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hepatica

/hi-pat-i-kuh/US // hɪˈpæt ɪ kə //UK // (hɪˈpætɪkə) //

肝脏,肝炎,肝癌,肝病

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.

Examples

  • It held aspirin, Sal Hepatica, cigarette papers and a Mason jar full of tobacco.

  • During the same season, the first of our native flowers to appear was the hepatica, which I found on April 4.

  • I have placed in the above list several flowers that are intermittently fragrant, like the hepatica, or liver-leaf.

  • A pupil disputed with his teacher about the hepatica, claiming in opposition that it was sweet-scented.

  • See how the banks are all enamelled with the pale hepatica, the painted trillium, and the delicate pink-veined spring beauty.

  • The hepatica is not more beautiful than many another flower, but it takes us when we are hungry for the sight of a blossom.