heartseed en · NOUN
Etymology
From heart + seed.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the genus Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.
The common Heartseed (C. Halicacabum), sometimes called also Winter cherry, or Heart-pea, is a widely distributed plant, found in all tropical countries.
1866, John Lindley, Thomas Moore, The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom, page 222:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| heartseeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |