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waterleafs

waterleafs is the plural of waterleaf.

Meaning of waterleaf

Noun

waterleaf (plural waterleafs or waterleaves)

  1. Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.
  2. Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family.
  3. A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
    • ‘I like how the onions and waterleaf are slightly raw. They spice the egusi nicely, very nicely.’2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 19
    Synonyms:
    cariru, Ceylon spinach, Florida spinach, Lagos bologi, potherb fameflower, Philippine spinach, Surinam purslane, sweetheart
  4. A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
  5. (paper technology) An absorbent unsized paper, somewhat like blotter paper.

Questions about waterleafs

What is waterleafs the plural of?
Waterleafs is the plural of waterleaf.

Words near waterleafs in the dictionary

  1. Waterlanders
  2. Waterlandian
  3. Waterlandians
  4. waterlands
  5. waterleaf
  6. waterleafs
  7. waterleave
  8. waterleaves
  9. Waterlemon Cay
  10. waterless
  11. waterlessly

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