Asarum shuttleworthii n 1: wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama [syn: {heartleaf}, {heart-leaf}, {Asarum shuttleworthii}]
heartleaf \heartleaf\ n. (Bot.) 1. wild ginger ({Asarum shuttleworthii}) having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves, growing from Western Virginia to Alabama. Syn: {Asarum shuttleworthii}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Bot.) An evergreen low-growing perennial ({Asarum virginicum}) having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves, growing from Virginia to South Carolina. Syn: {Asarum virginicum}. [WordNet 1.5]