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JAPANESE LEAF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Japanese leaf mean? 

JAPANESE LEAF (noun)
  The noun JAPANESE LEAF has 1 sense:

1. erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leavesplay

  Familiarity information: JAPANESE LEAF used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JAPANESE LEAF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aglaonema modestum; Chinese evergreen; Japanese leaf

Hypernyms ("Japanese leaf" is a kind of...):

houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)

Holonyms ("Japanese leaf" is a member of...):

Aglaonema; genus Aglaonema (climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen)


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