herb trinity

noun

plural herbs trinity or herb trinities

1

[so called from the three-colored flowers] : pansy

2

[so called from the three lobes of the leaf] : hepatica sense 1b

Word History

Etymology

translation of Medieval Latin or New Latin herba trinitatis

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