Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hepatica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: hep-at-i-ca
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica.

noun

Medicines to treat the liver.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Tufts of primroses grew under the still leafless trees; the hepatica had succeeded the snowdrop."

Etymology

See hepatic.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

hepaticas (plural)

Phrases

round-lobed hepatica

Synonyms

marchantia polymorpha liverleaf

Questions

What does hepatica mean?: Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica.
Where does hepatica come from?: See hepatic.

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