dutchman's-breeches

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Definitions of dutchman's-breeches word

noun plural dutchman's-breeches a plant, Dicentra cucullaria, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of pale-yellow, two-spurred flowers. 1
noun dutchman's-breeches a North American plant, Dicentra cucullaria, with finely divided basal leaves and pink flowers: family Fumariaceae 0
noun dutchman's-breeches a spring dicentra (Dicentra cucullaria) with pinkish, double-spurred flowers, found in E U.S. 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; so called from the shape of the flowers

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