dicentra

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Dicentra
    n 1: North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and
         irregular flowers [syn: {Dicentra}, {genus Dicentra}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dicentra \Di*cen"tra\ (d[-i]*s[e^]n"tr[.a]), Prop. n. [NL., fr.
   Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ke`ntron spur.] (Bot.)
   A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or
   heart-shaped flowers, including the {Dutchman's breeches},
   and the more showy {Bleeding heart} ({Dicentra spectabilis}).
   [Corruptly written {dielytra}.]
   [1913 Webster]