Dutchman's-breeches


Dutch·man's–breech·es

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˌdəch-mənz-ˈbri-chəz\

Definition of DUTCHMAN'S-BREECHES

: a spring-flowering herb (Dicentra cucullaria) of the fumitory family occurring in the eastern United States and having finely divided leaves and cream-white double-spurred flowers

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First Known Use of DUTCHMAN'S-BREECHES

1837

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