hepatica hepatica /hɪˈpætɪkə/

noun

1. A common liverwort  ( hepatica , Marchantia polymorpha )
   a common liverwort
   
   
2. Any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions  ( hepatica , liverleaf )
   any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions