waterleaf
waterleaf Lexical Profile
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• noun
A tropical, fleshy herbaceous plant (Talinum fruticosum) widely cultivated and consumed as a nutritious leafy vegetable, especially prevalent in West African, South American, and Southeast Asian cuisines.
"She prepared a rich, traditional Nigerian soup using freshly harvested waterleaf and pumpkin leaves."
North American Any of several woodland plants belonging to the genus Hydrophyllum, native to North America and noted for their lobed or divided leaves that often bear faint marks resembling water stains.
"We spotted a cluster of Virginia waterleaf blooming in the dappled shade along the forest trail."
Word Origin & Etymology
A compound of 'water' and 'leaf', originally applied to North American plants of the genus Hydrophyllum due to the faint, irregular marks on their foliage that resemble water stains.
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