bleeding heart

A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged or exploited.

(disapproving, figurative) A person who is overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged, exploited or helpless, or to casualties of circumstance.

Any of various perennial plants, of the family Papaveraceae, subfamily Fumarioideae, often having pink heart-shaped flowers.

An Asian bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, syn. Dicentra spectabilis), a popular garden plant with arching sprays of pendent red and white (or pure white) flowers.

Any member of the genus Dicentra (bleedinghearts), native to eastern Asia and North America, some species with colors and shape similar to Lamprocapnos spectabilis.

Dactylicapnos, a genus native to Himalayas and mountainous areas of South China, Burma and Vietnam, usually with yellow flowers of similar shape.

Any of several species of bird in the genus Gallicolumba of the pigeon family, native to the Philippines, characterised by a red patch on the plumage of the breast.

Any member of the genus Gallicolumba of ground-dwelling doves of east Asian islands.

Certain species of genus Clerodendrum of flowering shrubs, lianas, or small trees of the mint family Lamiaceae.

Any member of the species Homalanthus populifolius (bleeding heart tree), an Australian rainforest plant.

Any member of the species Homalanthus novoguineensis (bleeding heart tree), a rainforest plant of Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands.

Overly sympathetic to the plight of the underprivileged or exploited.