bleedingheart

bleedingheart
bleeding heart n.
1. Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Dicentra, especially the Old World D. spectabilis, having arching clusters of pink to red or sometimes white, heart-shaped flowers.
2. A person who is considered excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be underprivileged or exploited.
  bleedʹing-heart' (-härt') adj.

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