Hepatica (?), n.; pl. Hepaticæ (#). [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 Hepaticæ; -- called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepaticæ, in the Supplement.
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