waterleaf

noun5

1. •
   A tropical plant (Talinum fruticosum), the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.

   • ‘I like how the onions and waterleaf are slightly raw. They spice the egusi nicely, very nicely.’ — 2023
2. •
   Any plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.
3. •
   Any plant of Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family.
4. •
   A leaf-shaped decoration used on the capitals of columns in late 12th-century Romanesque architecture
5. •
   An absorbent unsized paper, somewhat like blotter paper.