DUTCHMAN'S-BREECHES


Meaning of DUTCHMAN'S-BREECHES in English

/duch"meuhnz brich"iz/ , n. , pl. Dutchman's-breeches .

a plant, Dicentra cucullaria, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of pale-yellow, two-spurred flowers. Also called white eardrop .

[ 1830-40; so called from the shape of the flowers ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .