Hepatica

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See also: hepatica, hepática, and hepàtica

Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἡπατικός (hēpatikós, liver-like), from ἧπαρ ("liver"), because the rounded-triangular lobes of the plant's leaves were thought to resemble the human liver.

Proper noun

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Hepatica f

  1. The liverworts, taxonomically treated either as
    1. A taxonomic section within the family Ranunculaceae – Anemone sect. Hepatica. or
    2. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Erebidae – certain moths.

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See also

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References

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section (Ranunculaceae)
genus (Ranunculaceae)
genus (Erebidae)