Dicentra \Di*cen"tra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? spur.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart ({D. spectabilis}). [Corruptly written {dielytra}.]