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Definition of Heartleaf

1. Noun. Wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama.

2. Noun. Evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina.

Definition of Heartleaf

1. Noun. Wild ginger, Asarum caudatum. ¹

2. Noun. Any of various plants with heart-shaped leaves, such as the Houttuynia cordata. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heartleaf

hearthsides hearthstone hearthstoned hearthstones hearthstoning heartier hearties heartiest heartily heartiness

heartinesses hearting heartings heartland heartlands heartleaf (current term) heartleaf arnica heartleaf manzanita heartless heartlessly

heartlessness heartlessnesses heartlet heartlets heartlike heartline heartlines heartlings heartly heartpea

Literary usage of Heartleaf

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"... changed to heartleaf Willow. Discussion followed, Dr. Britton, Mr. Clute, Mr. Rydberg, the Secretary and others participating. Commendation was given to ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1898)
"... the participle is changed into a substantive and added as a suffix without hyphen; we thus obtain such names as heartleaf Willow, Small- fruit Hickory, ..."

3. Glacier National Park: Its Trails and Treasures by Mathilde Edith Holtz, Katharine Isabel Bemis (1917)
"... of Granite Park are the arnica flowers, represented by several varieties, but most commonly by one very handsome species called the "heartleaf" arnica. ..."

4. Medieval Architecture: Its Origins and Development, with Lists of Monuments by Arthur Kingsley Porter (1908)
"Then, too, such ornaments as the Greek egg-and-dart or heartleaf mouldings are too exquisite to lose all their charm, even under Roman debasement. ..."

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