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waterleaf definition

water·leaf (-lēf′)

noun pl. waterleafs -·leafs′

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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