lady's-eardrop

noun

variants or ladies'-eardrop

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plural lady's-eardrops or ladies'-eardrops

1

: any of several plants of the genus Fuchsia (especially F. coccinea)

2

: spotted jewelweed

3

: bleeding heart

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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