Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various perennial herbs of the genera Dicentra and Lamprocapnos, especially L. spectabilis, widely cultivated for its arching clusters of pink to red or white heart-shaped flowers.
- noun A person who is considered excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be underprivileged or exploited.
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- noun Any of various
perennial plants, of the genus Dicentra, having pink heart-shaped flowers
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- noun garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
- noun someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged
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treeseed commented on the word bleeding heart
Someone with compassion or someone who is a "do-gooder."
Often seen as "bleeding heart Liberal" in the United States.
February 29, 2008
bilby commented on the word bleeding heart
Flower.
June 10, 2009
reesetee commented on the word bleeding heart
I have those lovelies in my backyard. :-)
June 10, 2009