waterleaf
nounEtymology From water + leaf.
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A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
- ‘I like how the onions and waterleaf are slightly raw. They spice the egusi nicely, very nicely.’2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 19:
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Architecture A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
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An absorbent unsized paper, somewhat like blotter paper.
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- Synonyms
- cariru, Ceylon spinach, Florida spinach, Lagos bologi, potherb fameflower, Philippine spinach, Surinam purslane, sweetheart
- Derived terms
- ballhead waterleaf, ball-headed waterleaf, blunt-leaf waterleaf, bluntleaf waterleaf, Brown's waterleaf, dwarf waterleaf, Fendler's waterleaf, great waterleaf, largeleaf waterleaf, Pacific waterleaf, Virginia waterleaf, waterleaf capital, western waterleaf