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shortleaf

shortleaf adjective: having short leaves.

Adjective

shortleaf (not comparable)

  1. Having short leaves.
    • shortleaf pine
    • shortleaf fig

Origin of shortleaf

From short + leaf.

Phrases with shortleaf

Questions about shortleaf

What does shortleaf mean?
Shortleaf means having short leaves.
What part of speech is shortleaf?
Shortleaf is an adjective.

Words near shortleaf in the dictionary

  1. shortite
  2. Shortland
  3. Shortland Island
  4. Shortland Islands
  5. Shortlands
  6. shortleaf
  7. shortleaf pine
  8. shortleaf pines
  9. shortlegged
  10. shortleggedness
  11. shortlex

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