DUTCHMAN'S-BREECHES


Meaning of DUTCHMAN'S-BREECHES in English

Pronunciation: ˌ d ə ch-m ə nz- ' bri-ch ə z

Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Date: 1837

: a spring-flowering herb ( Dicentra cucullaria ) of the fumitory family occurring in the eastern U.S. and having finely divided leaves and cream-white double-spurred flowers

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