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HEPATICAE
Hepaticopsida, class Hepaticopsida, Hepaticae, class Hepaticae
(noun) liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales
Source: WordNet® 3.1
HEPATICA
He*pat"i*ca, n.; pl. Hepaticæ. Etym: [NL. See Hepatic. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup.
2. (bot.)
Definition: Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepaticæ; -- called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepaticæ, in the Supplement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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