waterleaf

Meaning

Noun

  • Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum (genus).
  • Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae (family), the waterleaf family.
  • A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum (species)), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
  • A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
  • An absorbent unsized paper like blotters as opposed to slake-sized or hard sized papers.

Related

Similar words

  • (tropical plant the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable): cariru, Ceylon spinach, Florida spinach, Lagos bologi, potherb fameflower, Philippine spinach, Surinam purslane, sweetheart

Origin

  • water + leaf

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