Lamprocapnos

Translingual

Lamprocapnos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαµπρός (laµprós, bright) and Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, smoke) (possibly a reference to the related Fumaria, which is based on the Latin word for smoke).

Proper noun

Lamprocapnos m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae – the bleeding heart, native to east Asia, formerly Dicentra spectabilis. [since 1997]

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