Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A small tree or shrub, Symplocos tinctoria, found in deep woods or on the borders of cypress-swamps in the southern United States. Its leaves are sweet to the taste, greedily eaten by cattle and horses, and they yield, as does also the bark, a yellow dye. Also called
horse-sugar .
Wiktionary
- n. Any plant of the genus Stevia, from which stevia is extracted.
- n. Sauropus androgynus, a plant of the family Phyllanthaceae whose leaves may be used as a potherb.
- n. Symplocos tinctoria, an evergreen shrub or small tree in the southeastern United States.
- n. Monarda fistulosa, wild bergamot, a medicinal and ornamental herb.
- n. slang Cannabis.
WordNet 3.0
- n. small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye
Etymologies
- sweat + leaf (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The species Stevia rebaudiana, commonly known as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, or simply stevia, is widely grown for its sweet leaves.”
“It is known more commercially as sweetleaf, sweet leaf, sugarleaf, or simply stevia.”
“I must admit, I was a bit wary at first (perhaps it was my Pavlovian response to any sweetener that came in little blue packets), but I've come to appreciate and even love the mighty sweetleaf.”
Lists
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Exotic Tastes
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sionnach Please, somebody help extract Stevia from the yellowwood tree. He's been stuck there for years and it's turning him into a sauropus. Oct 25, 2011
bilby Helep, helep, sionnach's being sardonic again! Release the buttkraken! Oct 25, 2011
sionnach If it's a sweetleaf, why is it called sauropus, o sourpuss? Oct 25, 2011
bilby Also Sauropus androgynus, an edible shrub. See description here. Very good raw. Oct 24, 2011