bleeding heart

== English == === Alternative forms === bleeding-heart === Noun === bleeding heart (plural bleeding hearts) Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including: An Asian bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, syn. Dicentra spectabilis), a popular garden plant with arching sprays of pendent red and white (or pure white) flowers. Any of genus Dicentra (bleedinghearts), native to eastern Asia and North America, some species with colors and shape similar to Lamprocapnos spectabilis. Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and mountainous areas of South China, Burma and Vietnam, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape. Certain species of genus Clerodendrum of flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae. Any of species Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart tree), an Australian rainforest plant. Any of species Homalanthus novoguineensis (bleeding heart tree), a rainforest plant of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. Any of genus Gallicolumba of ground-dwelling doves of east Asian islands. (figurative, derogatory) A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance. ==== Synonyms ==== (Lamprocapnos spectabilis): Dutchman's breeches, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath (Ehrendorferia): eardrop (Clerodendrum): glorybower, bagflower (Homalanthus populifolius): Queensland poplar ==== Derived terms ==== bleeding-heart monkey (Theropithecus gelada, gelada baboon) bleeding heart spider (Nigma puella) bleeding heart tetra (Megalamphodus erythrostigma) bleeding heart vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae, bleeding glorybower) few-flowered bleeding heart (Dicentra pauciflora, shorthorn steer's head) fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia) Luzon bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) Mindanao bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba crinigera) Mindoro bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae) Negros bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi) Oregon bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa subsp. oregona) Pacific bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) red bleeding heart vine (Clerodendrum × speciosum) Sierra bleeding heart (Dicentra nevadensis) Sulu bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba menagei) western bleeding-heart (Dicentra formosa subsp. formosa) yellow bleeding heart (Ehrendorferia ochroleuca, white eardrops) yellow bleeding heart vines (Dactylicapnos spp.) ==== Translations ==== === See also === love-lies-bleeding === Further reading === bleeding heart on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Fumarioideae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Papaveraceae at APWeb