| Noun | 1. | heart-leaf - wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to AlabamaAsarum, genus Asarum - wild ginger herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
| 2. | heart-leaf - evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolinawild ginger - low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes |