Dictionary
bleed'ing heart'
1. any of various plants belonging to the genus
Dicentra, of the fumitory family, esp.
D. spectabilis, a common garden plant having long, one-sided clusters of rose or red heart-shaped flowers.
2. a person who makes an ostentatious or excessive display of pity or concern for others.
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