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.
Pictured here per definition #1 only. #2 is something else entirely such that it's a bit odd they share the same name, but such is our bizarre English language.
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