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HYDROPHYLLUM VIRGINIANUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hydrophyllum virginianum mean? 

HYDROPHYLLUM VIRGINIANUM (noun)
  The noun HYDROPHYLLUM VIRGINIANUM has 1 sense:

1. showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: HYDROPHYLLUM VIRGINIANUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HYDROPHYLLUM VIRGINIANUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Hydrophyllum virginianum; Indian salad; John's cabbage; Shawnee salad; shawny; Virginia waterleaf

Hypernyms ("Hydrophyllum virginianum" is a kind of...):

waterleaf (any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum)


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