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waterleaf family — noun perennial woodland herbs • Syn: ↑Hydrophyllaceae, ↑family Hydrophyllaceae • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑order Polemoniales … Useful english dictionary
waterleaf — [wôt′ərlēf΄] n. pl. waterleafs any of a genus (Hydrophyllum) of perennial plants of the waterleaf family, with white or bluish, bell shaped flowers adj. designating a family (Hydrophyllaceae, order Solanales) of chiefly North American… … English World dictionary
Waterleaf — In botany, waterleaf can mean:* Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum * Any plant which is a member of the waterleaf family, Hydrophyllaceae * A leaf vegetable, Talinum fruticosum (of the family Portulacaceae)In architecture, waterleaf means:*… … Wikipedia
waterleaf — noun (plural waterleafs) Date: circa 1760 any of a genus (Hydrophyllum of the family Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family) of perennial or biennial North American woodland herbs with lobed or pinnate toothed leaves and cymes of bell shaped… … New Collegiate Dictionary
waterleaf — noun a) Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum. b) Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family. Syn: cariru, Ceylon spinach, Florida spinach, Lagos bologi, potherb fameflower, Philippine spinach, Surinam purslane, sweetheart … Wiktionary
family Hydrophyllaceae — noun perennial woodland herbs • Syn: ↑Hydrophyllaceae, ↑waterleaf family • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑order Polemoniales … Useful english dictionary
waterleaf — /waw teuhr leef , wot euhr /, n. 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. [1750 60; WATER + LEAF] * * * ▪ plant any of… … Universalium
asterid dicot family — noun family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of Canadian plants by family H — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Haemodoraceae * Lachnanthes caroliana Carolina redroot Haloragaceae * Myriophyllum alterniflorum… … Wikipedia
Hydrophyllum — Taxobox name = Hydrophyllum image width = 240px image caption = Hydrophyllum occidentale regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Solanales familia = Hydrophyllaceae genus = Hydrophyllum genus authority = L.… … Wikipedia
