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waterleaf

wa·ter·leaf
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter-leef, wot-er-]
    • /ˈwɔ tərˌlif, ˈwɒt ər-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter-leef, wot-er-]
    • /ˈwɔ tərˌlif, ˈwɒt ər-/

Definitions of waterleaf word

  • noun waterleaf any of several North American plants of the genus Hydrophyllum, having clusters of bluish or white flowers and leaves often bearing marks resembling water stains. 1
  • noun waterleaf A North American woodland plant with bell-shaped flowers and leaves that appear to be stained with water. 1
  • noun waterleaf a carved decoration on the upper part of a column 0
  • noun waterleaf a plant belonging to the genus Hydrophyllum 0
  • noun waterleaf any of a genus (Hydrophyllum) of perennial plants of the waterleaf family, with white or bluish, bell-shaped flowers 0
  • adjective waterleaf designating a family (Hydrophyllaceae, order Solanales) of chiefly North American dicotyledonous plants with a cymose inflorescence and capsular fruit, including the nemophilas 0
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Origin of waterleaf

First appearance:

before 1750
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60; water + leaf

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Parts of speech for Waterleaf

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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waterleaf popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • hydrophyllaceous

    belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.

  • waterleaf family

    the plant family Hydrophyllaceae, characterized by usually hairy herbaceous plants having lobed, divided, or compound leaves, five-parted blue or white flowers, and capsular fruit, and including baby-blue-eyes, phacelia, and waterleaf.

  • five-spot

    a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing five pips; a domino one half of which bears five pips.

  • phacelia

    any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Phacelia, of the waterleaf family, chiefly of the western U.S. and Mexico, having clusters of violet, blue, or white flowers.
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