Hepatica \He*pat"i*ca\, n.; pl. {Hepaticae}. [NL. See
   {Hepatic}. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed
   leaves or fronds.]
   
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   1. (Bot.) A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to
      Anemone; squirrel cup.
      
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   2. (bot.) Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the
      cryptogamous class Hepatic[ae]; -- called also {scale  moss} and {liverwort}. See {Hepaticae}, in the
      Supplement.
      
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