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needleleaf

needleleaf adjective: used in the names of plants that have long narrow leaves.

Adjective

needleleaf (not comparable)

  1. Used in the names of plants that have long narrow leaves.

Origin of needleleaf

From needle + leaf.

Words formed from needleleaf

  • needleleaf bluet
  • needleleaf fleabane
  • needleleaf navarretia

Questions about needleleaf

What does needleleaf mean?
Needleleaf means used in the names of plants that have long narrow leaves.
What part of speech is needleleaf?
Needleleaf is an adjective.

Words near needleleaf in the dictionary

  1. needlefuls
  2. needlegrass
  3. needlegrasses
  4. needlelace
  5. needlelaces
  6. needleleaf
  7. needleless
  8. needlelike
  9. needlemaker
  10. needlemakers
  11. needlemaking

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