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WATERLEAF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does waterleaf mean? 

WATERLEAF (noun)
  The noun WATERLEAF has 1 sense:

1. any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllumplay

  Familiarity information: WATERLEAF used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WATERLEAF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("waterleaf" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waterleaf"):

Hydrophyllum virginianum; Indian salad; John's cabbage; Shawnee salad; shawny; Virginia waterleaf (showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States)

Holonyms ("waterleaf" is a member of...):

genus Hydrophyllum; Hydrophyllum (waterleaf)


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