bleeding heart
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bleeding heart noun
- Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers, including:
- Flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae, in the genus Clerodendrum.
- The bleeding heart tree, Homalanthus populifolius, an Australian rainforest plant.
- A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance.
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