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bleeding heart en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including: ▸ An Asian bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, syn. Dicentra spectabilis), a popular garden plant with arching sprays of pendent red and white (or pure white) flowers.
2. Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including: ▸ Any member of the genus Dicentra (bleedinghearts), native to eastern Asia and North America, some species with colors and shape similar to Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
3. Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including: ▸ Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and mountainous areas of South China, Burma and Vietnam, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.
4. Certain species of genus Clerodendrum of flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae.
5. Any member of the species Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart tree), an Australian rainforest plant.
6. Any member of the species Homalanthus novoguineensis (bleeding heart tree), a rainforest plant of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands.
7. Any member of the genus Gallicolumba of ground-dwelling doves of east Asian islands.
8. (derogatory, figuratively) A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance.

Forms

Deriveds

few-flowered bleeding heart · bleeding heart spider · fringed bleeding heart · Mindoro bleeding-heart · Mindanao bleeding-heart · bleeding heart tetra · Pacific bleeding heart · yellow bleeding heart · Luzon bleeding-heart · western bleeding-heart · Sierra bleeding heart · yellow bleeding heart vine · Sulu bleeding-heart · Oregon bleeding heart · bleeding heart vine · Negros bleeding-heart · red bleeding heart vine · bleeding-heart monkey

Relateds

love-lies-bleeding

Synonyms

eardrop (Ehrendorferia) · lyre flower (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · lady-in-a-bath (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · Dutchman's breeches (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · Queensland poplar (Homalanthus populifolius) · bagflower (Clerodendrum) · glorybower (Clerodendrum)

Translations (24)

es humanitario (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · es corazón sangrante (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · nn løytnantshjarta (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · fr ami du peuple (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · es alma generosa (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · da løjtnantshjerte (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · es sensiblero (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · sv löjtnantshjärta (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · es alma sensible (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · ja 華鬘草 (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · fi liian myötätuntoinen (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · fi särkynyt sydän (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · fr défenseur de la veuve et de l'orphelin (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · fi pikkusydän (Dicentra) · fi emäkkikasvi (plant of subfamily Fumarioideae) · ru дице́нтра великоле́пная (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · fi kohtalonköynnös (Clerodendrum) · nn løytnantshjarte (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · cmn 聖母 /圣母 (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · fr écorché vif (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · pl miękkie serce (a person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged) · ru сердцецве́т великоле́пный (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · nb løytnantshjerte (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) · nl gebroken hartje (Lamprocapnos spectabilis)