Sweetleaf

Sweetleaf

Sweetleaf can mean:

* "Stevia", a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae whose leaves may be used for sweetening
* "Sauropus androgynus", a plant of the family Phyllanthaceae whose leaves may be used as a potherb
* "Sweet Leaf", a song by Black Sabbath


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  • sweetleaf — /sweet leef /, n., pl. sweetleaves. a shrub or small tree, Symplocos tinctoria, of the eastern coast of the U.S., having lance shaped leaves, yellowish, fragrant flowers, and orange or brown fruit. [1805 15, Amer.; SWEET + LEAF] * * * ▪ plant… …   Universalium

  • sweetleaf — noun Any plant of the genus Stevia, from which stevia is extracted. Syn: sugarleaf …   Wiktionary

  • sweetleaf — noun small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye • Syn: ↑Symplocus tinctoria • Hypernyms: ↑angiospermous yellowwood • Member Holonyms: ↑Symplocus, ↑genus Symplocus …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweetleaf family — noun a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales • Syn: ↑Symplocaceae, ↑family Symplocaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ebenales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Asiatic sweetleaf — šluotelinis dvynutis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Dvynutinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Symplocos paniculata), paplitęs rytų ir pietryčių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Symplocos paniculata angl. Asiatic sweetleaf; sapphire… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Asiatic sweetleaf — noun deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit • Syn: ↑sapphire berry, ↑Symplocus paniculata • Hypernyms: ↑flowering shrub * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized A : an eastern Asian shrub (Symplocos paniculata)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… …   Wikipedia

  • genus Symplocus — noun type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf • Syn: ↑Symplocus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Symplocaceae, ↑family Symplocaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Symplocus — noun type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf • Syn: ↑genus Symplocus • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Symplocaceae, ↑family Symplocaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stevia — Taxobox name = Stevia image width = 240px image caption = Stevia rebaudiana flowers. regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Eupatorieae genus = Stevia genus authority = Cav …   Wikipedia

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