heartleaf

Definitions of heartleaf
  1. noun
    wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
    synonyms: Asarum shuttleworthii, heart-leaf
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    type of:
    herb, herbaceous plant
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
  2. noun
    evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
    synonyms: Asarum virginicum, heart-leaf
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    type of:
    wild ginger
    low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes
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