Hepaticae

2 definitions found

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

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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