Hepaticae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Hepaticae
    n 1: liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales;
         Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales [syn:
         {Hepaticopsida}, {class Hepaticopsida}, {Hepaticae}, {class
         Hepaticae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hepatica \He*pat"i*ca\, n.; pl. {Hepatic[ae]}. [NL. See
   {Hepatic}. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed
   leaves or fronds.]
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   1. (Bot.) A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to
      Anemone; squirrel cup.
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   2. (bot.) Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the
      cryptogamous class Hepatic[ae]; -- called also {scale
      moss} and {liverwort}. See {Hepatic[ae]}, in the
      Supplement.
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