Meanings
nounheartseed (countable and uncountable, plural heartseeds)
plural heartseeds
- countableuncountableAny plant of the genus Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.
The common Heartseed (C. Halicacabum), sometimes called also Winter cherry, or Heart-pea, is a widely distributed plant, found in all tropical countries.
1866, John Lindley, Thomas Moore, The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom, page 222
Synonyms & antonyms
nounherbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa
Similar
Cardiospermum grandiflorum
Broader
soapberry vine
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Origin
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