waterleaf family — the plant family Hydrophyllaceae, characterized by usually hairy herbaceous plants having lobed, divided, or compound leaves, five parted blue or white flowers, and capsular fruit, and including baby blue eyes, phacelia, and waterleaf. * * * … Universalium
waterleaf — [wôt′ərlēf΄] n. pl. waterleafs any of a genus (Hydrophyllum) of perennial plants of the waterleaf family, with white or bluish, bell shaped flowers adj. designating a family (Hydrophyllaceae, order Solanales) of chiefly North American… … English World dictionary
Waterleaf — In botany, waterleaf can mean:* Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum * Any plant which is a member of the waterleaf family, Hydrophyllaceae * A leaf vegetable, Talinum fruticosum (of the family Portulacaceae)In architecture, waterleaf means:*… … Wikipedia
waterleaf — noun (plural waterleafs) Date: circa 1760 any of a genus (Hydrophyllum of the family Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family) of perennial or biennial North American woodland herbs with lobed or pinnate toothed leaves and cymes of bell shaped… … New Collegiate Dictionary
waterleaf — noun a) Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum. b) Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family. Syn: cariru, Ceylon spinach, Florida spinach, Lagos bologi, potherb fameflower, Philippine spinach, Surinam purslane, sweetheart … Wiktionary
family Hydrophyllaceae — noun perennial woodland herbs • Syn: ↑Hydrophyllaceae, ↑waterleaf family • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Polemoniales, ↑order Polemoniales … Useful english dictionary
waterleaf — /waw teuhr leef , wot euhr /, n. any of several North American plants of the genus Hydrophyllum, having clusters of bluish or white flowers and leaves often bearing marks resembling water stains. [1750 60; WATER + LEAF] * * * ▪ plant any of… … Universalium
asterid dicot family — noun family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of Canadian plants by family H — Main page: List of Canadian plants by familyFamilies: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I J K | L | M | N | O | P Q | R | S | T | U V W | X Y Z Haemodoraceae * Lachnanthes caroliana Carolina redroot Haloragaceae * Myriophyllum alterniflorum… … Wikipedia
Hydrophyllum — Taxobox name = Hydrophyllum image width = 240px image caption = Hydrophyllum occidentale regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Solanales familia = Hydrophyllaceae genus = Hydrophyllum genus authority = L.… … Wikipedia
