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
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hepatica::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | liverleaf |
| Type of | herb, herbaceous plant |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | marchantia polymorpha |
| Type of | liverwort, hepatic |
Examples of hepatica
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The redbud and dogwood trees were in bloom, as were mountain laurel, hepatica and serviceberry.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Next comes coltsfoot, often found on roadsides, and hepatica.
From the timesunion.com
I'll be there in the spring for a pot of hepatica, minuscule star-like deep-blue flowers above green kidney-shaped leaves.
From the theatlantic.com
While the fluke, Fasciola hepatica, causes disease in cattle and sheep, it can also infect humans, explains O'Neill, of DCU's school of nursing.
From the irishtimes.com
Using epidemiological and geographical data, they found that diagnoses of BTB were less frequent in areas in the UK were Fasciola hepatica is widespread.
From the nature.com
Fern fiddleheads rise through the leaf litter, petite rue anemones dance atop mossy knolls, and if you're lucky, the shy hepatica blushes pink.
From the delawareonline.com
People have written to share their enthusiasm over seeing the first hepatica flowers of the year, hearing the first frogs in the ponds, or spotting the first pelicans on Nelson Lake.
From the dailyherald.com
According to the Badger Trust, scientific research has shown cattle carrying both TB and the fluke fasciola hepatica were less likely to reveal the infection, and the fluke has been increasing.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Diana Williams and her team demonstrated that infection of cattle with the common livestock parasite Fasciola hepatica interferes with the diagnosis of BTB with a commonly used immunological test.
From the nature.com
- 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
- A common liverwort
- (hepaticae) Hepaticopsida: liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales
- Hepatica (hepatica, liverleaf, or liverwort) is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, native to central and northern Europe, Asia and eastern North America. Some botanists include Hepatica within a wider interpretation of Anemone.
- Hepatica is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
- (Hepaticae) The Marchantiophyta are a division of bryophyte plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like other bryophytes, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information.
- (Hepaticae) A taxonomic class, within division Bryophyta (sensu lato) - the liverworts
- An ancient name for the Mercury line.
