waterleaf
IPA: wˈɔtɝɫif
noun
- (botany) Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.
- (botany) Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family.
- A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
- (architecture) A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
- (paper technology) An absorbent unsized paper like blotters as opposed to slake-sized or hard sized papers.
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Examples of "waterleaf" in Sentences
- Like waterleaf, sego lily, and some pea that I'm sure must be considered a weed.
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