Waterleaf
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In botany
, waterleaf can mean:
In architecture
, waterleaf means:
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
, waterleaf can mean:
- Any plant of the genus HydrophyllumHydrophyllumHydrophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the waterleaf family which includes several herbaceous perennials native to North America. They include Hydrophyllum capitatum, the dwarf waterleaf or ballhead waterleaf. Its head is made of a series of five-petaled, five-stamened purple flowers...
- Any plant which is a member of the waterleaf family, HydrophyllaceaeHydrophyllaceaeHydrophylloideae is a subfamily of the Boraginaceae family of flowering plants. Their taxonomic position is somewhat uncertain. Traditionally, and under the Cronquist system, they were given family rank under the name Hydrophyllaceae, and treated as part of the order Solanales...
- Talinum fruticosumTalinum fruticosumTalinum fruticosum is an herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and much of South America. Common names include waterleaf, cariru, Surinam purslane, Philippine spinach, Ceylon spinach, Florida spinach, potherb fameflower, Lagos bologi, and sweetheart...
, a leaf vegetable of the family Portulacaceae
In architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
, waterleaf means:
- Waterleaf (architecture)Waterleaf (architecture)In architecture, a waterleaf is a distinctive sculptural motif used on the capitals of columns and pillars in European buildings during the late twelfth century...
, sculptural decoration used on the capitals of columns in late twelfth century Romanesque architecture