Meaning of waterleaf | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.
2. Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family.
3. A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.
4. A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
5. An absorbent unsized paper, somewhat like blotter paper.

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Examples

“‘I like how the onions and waterleaf are slightly raw. They spice the egusi nicely, very nicely.’”

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