Dielytra

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dielytra \Di*el"y*tra\, n. (Bot.)
     See {Dicentra}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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]