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JELLYLEAF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jellyleaf mean?
• JELLYLEAF (noun)
The noun JELLYLEAF has 1 sense:
1. herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
Familiarity information: JELLYLEAF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Herb widely distributed in tropics and subtropics used for forage and medicinally as a demulcent and having a fine soft bast stronger than jute; sometimes an aggressive weed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
jellyleaf; Queensland hemp; Sida rhombifolia
Hypernyms ("jellyleaf" is a kind of...):
mallow (any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)
Holonyms ("jellyleaf" is a member of...):
genus Sida; Sida (large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances)
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