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Pronunciation : He*pat"i*ca
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL. See Hepatic. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)

Defn: A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup.

2. (bot.)

Defn: Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepatic?; -- called also scale moss and liverwort. See Hepatic?, in the Supplement.

pl. Hepatic
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913