hepatica

/həˈpædɪkə/

/hɪˈpætɪkə/

Other forms: hepaticas

Definitions of hepatica

1. noun

   any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
   synonyms: liverleaf

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2. noun

   a common liverwort
   synonyms: Marchantia polymorpha

   type of:

   hepatic, liverwort

   any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses