Pronunciation: ' wo ̇ -t ə r- ˌ l ē f, ' wä-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -leafs \ - ˌ l ē fs \
Date: circa 1760
: any of a genus ( Hydrophyllum of the family Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family) of perennial or biennial No. American woodland herbs with lobed or pinnate toothed leaves and cymes of bell-shaped flowers