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单词 waterleaf
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waterleaf


wa·ter·leaf

W0050700 (wô′tər-lēf′, wŏt′ər-)n. pl. wa·ter·leafs Any of various North American herbaceous plants of the genus Hydrophyllum, having pinnately lobed often spotted leaves and terminal cymose clusters of white or purplish flowers.

waterleaf

(ˈwɔːtəˌliːf) n1. (Architecture) architect a carved decoration on the upper part of a column2. (Plants) a plant belonging to the genus Hydrophyllum

wa•ter•leaf

(ˈwɔ tərˌlif, ˈwɒt ər-)

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.
Thesaurus
Noun1.waterleaf - any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllumwaterleaf - any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllumherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsgenus Hydrophyllum, Hydrophyllum - waterleafHydrophyllum 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

waterleaf


waterleaf,

common name for the Hydrophyllaceae, a family of herbs and some shrubs, widely distributed but especially abundant in W and SW North America. Best known in the United States are the waterleafs (genus Hydrophyllum), forest herbs eaten as greens by some Native American groups; the yerba santa (Eriodictyion californicum), a common chaparral shrub; and species of Nemophila, including the cultivated baby blue-eyes (N. menziesii) of California. Waterleaf is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
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, class Magnoliopsida, order Solanales.

waterleaf


  • noun

Words related to waterleaf

noun any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum

Related Words

  • herb
  • herbaceous plant
  • genus Hydrophyllum
  • Hydrophyllum
  • Hydrophyllum virginianum
  • Indian salad
  • John's cabbage
  • Shawnee salad
  • shawny
  • Virginia waterleaf
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