heartseed

heartseed
noun
herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa
Hypernyms: ↑soapberry vine

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: so called from the heart-shaped white spot on the black seed
: a plant of the genus Cardiospermum; especially : balloon vine

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heartˈseed or heartˈpea noun
The balloon-vine, from the heart-shaped scar left by the seed
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  • Heartseed — Heart seed (h[aum]rt s[=e]d ), n. (Bot.) A climbing plant of the genus {Cardiospermum}, having round seeds which are marked with a spot like a heart. Loudon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heartseed — stambiažiedis širdvis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sapindinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Cardiospermum grandiflorum), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cardiospermum grandiflorum angl. balloonvine;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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  • Heartpea — Heart pea ( p[=e] ), n. (Bot.) Same as {Heartseed}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cardiospermum microcarpum Kunth — Symbol CAMI21 Common Name heartseed Botanical Family Sapindaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Cardiospermum microcarpum — ID 14383 Symbol Key CAMI21 Common Name heartseed Family Sapindaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution DC, FL, PR, VI Growth Habit Vine, Forb/herb Du …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Cardiospermum grandiflorum — stambiažiedis širdvis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Sapindinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Cardiospermum grandiflorum), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Cardiospermum grandiflorum angl. balloonvine;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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