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WATERLEAF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("waterleaf" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "waterleaf"):
Hydrophyllum virginianum; Indian salad; John's cabbage; Shawnee salad; shawny; Virginia waterleaf (showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States)
Holonyms ("waterleaf" is a member of...):
genus Hydrophyllum; Hydrophyllum (waterleaf)