Noun: heartleaf
- Wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
"The heartleaf created a dense groundcover beneath the forest canopy";
- heart-leaf, Asarum shuttleworthii
- Evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
"The heartleaf's silvery patterns stood out in the shade garden";
- heart-leaf, Asarum virginicum
Derived forms: heart-leafs
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant, wild ginger
Part of: Asarum, genus Asarum
Encyclopedia: Heartleaf