bleeding-heart
adjUK /ˈbliːdɪŋˌhɑːt/
Etymology From bleeding + heart.
1
Overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged or exploited.
- Derived terms
- bleeding-heart monkey
- Related terms
- bleeding heart
bleeding heart
nounalso spelled bleeding-heart8 senses
- 1An Asian bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, syn.…
- 2Any of genus Dicentra (bleedinghearts), native to…
- 3Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and…
- 4Certain species of genus Clerodendrum of flowering…
- 5Any of species Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart…
- 6Any of species Homalanthus novoguineensis (bleeding…
- 7Any of genus Gallicolumba of ground-dwelling doves of…
- 8A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the…
› Any of various perennial plants, of the…
1
An Asian bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, syn. Dicentra spectabilis), a popular garden plant with arching sprays of pendent red and white (or pure white) flowers.
2
Any of genus Dicentra (bleedinghearts), native to eastern Asia and North America, some species with colors and shape similar to Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
3
Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and mountainous areas of South China, Burma and Vietnam, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.
4
Certain species of genus Clerodendrum of flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae.
5
Any of species Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart tree), an Australian rainforest plant.
6
Any of species Homalanthus novoguineensis (bleeding heart tree), a rainforest plant of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands.
7
Any of genus Gallicolumba of ground-dwelling doves of east Asian islands.
8
Derogatory, Figuratively A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance.
- Synonyms
- Dutchman's breeches, lyre flower, lady-in-a-bath, eardrop, glorybower, bagflower, Queensland poplar
- Derived terms
- bleeding-heart monkey, bleeding heart spider, bleeding heart tetra, bleeding heart vine, few-flowered bleeding heart, fringed bleeding heart, Luzon bleeding-heart, Mindanao bleeding-heart, Mindoro bleeding-heart, Negros bleeding-heart, Oregon bleeding heart, Pacific bleeding heart, red bleeding heart vine, Sierra bleeding heart, Sulu bleeding-heart, western bleeding-heart, yellow bleeding heart, yellow bleeding heart vine
- Related terms
- love-lies-bleeding