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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 weedplay

  Familiarity information: JELLYLEAF used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JELLYLEAF (noun)


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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