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