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leafcup

leafcup noun: a coarse American composite weed, Smallanthus uvedalia.

Noun

leafcup (plural leafcups)

  1. A coarse American composite weed, Smallanthus uvedalia.
  2. A perennial herb, Polymnia canadensis
  3. A rare perennial or annual herb found only in Tennessee and Georgia, Polymnia laevigata
  4. A rare herb, Polymnia johnbeckii found only in patches along the Tennessee River.
  5. An annual wildflower found only in Arkansas, Polymnia cossatotensis.

Forms of leafcup

pluralleafcups

Origin of leafcup

From leaf + cup.

Words formed from leafcup

  • Beck's leafcup
  • hairy leafcup
  • small-flowered leafcup
  • whiteflower leafcup
  • yellow flower leafcup

Questions about leafcup

What does leafcup mean?
Leafcup means a coarse American composite weed, Smallanthus uvedalia.
What part of speech is leafcup?
Leafcup is a noun.
What is the plural of leafcup?
The plural of leafcup is leafcups.

Words near leafcup in the dictionary

  1. leafbud
  2. leafbuds
  3. leafburst
  4. leafbursts
  5. leafcasting
  6. leafcup
  7. leafcups
  8. leafcutter
  9. leafcutter ant
  10. leafcutter ants
  11. leafcutter bee

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