Dutchman's-breeches

Dutchman's-breeches
/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]

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Plant (Dicentra cucullaria) of the fumitory family (Fumariaceae) named for its sprays of tremulous, yellow-tipped white flowers that fancifully resemble the wide-legged, traditional pantaloons worn by Dutch men.

The plant is native throughout eastern and midwestern North America, usually in open woodlands. The gray-green foliage grows from white underground tubers and is not as tall as the flowering stalk, which also springs directly from the ground.

Dutchman's-breeches (Dicentra cucullaria).

John H. Gerard

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▪ plant
      (species Dicentra cucullaria), plant of the poppy family (Papaveraceae) named for its sprays of tremulous, yellow-tipped white flowers that fancifully resemble the wide-legged, traditional pantaloons worn by Dutch men. The plant is native throughout eastern and midwestern North America, usually in open woodlands. The gray-green foliage grows from white underground tubers and is not as tall as the flowering stalk. It grows best in shady gardens, preferably in a wind-free location.

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