SpellRight

SpellRight › Spelling

Rare

bleeding heart

The correct spelling is bleeding heart.

How to pronounce bleeding heart

noun

Say it like: Blee-din-g h-eer-t

The correct spelling is bleeding heart. Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including:

Usage Examples

No usage examples in context are available for this word.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including:
  2. 2.Flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae, in the genus Clerodendrum.
  3. 3.The bleeding heart tree, Homalanthus populifolius, an Australian rainforest plant.
  4. 4.A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance.

Similar words

Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.

View synonyms & usage examples