waterleaf

(-lēf′)

noun pl. waterleafs

any of a genus (Hydrophyllum) of perennial plants of the waterleaf family, with white or bluish, bell-shaped flowers

adjective

designating a family (Hydrophyllaceae, order Solanales) of chiefly North American dicotyledonous plants with a cymose inflorescence and capsular fruit, including the nemophilas

See waterleaf in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. wa·ter·leafs
Any of various North American herbs of the genus Hydrophyllum, having pinnately lobed leaves and terminal cymose clusters of white or purplish flowers.

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