myriad-leaf

[ mir-ee-uhd-leef ]

/ ˈmɪr i ədˌlif /

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an aquatic plant, Myriophyllum verticillatum, of the North Temperate Zone, having hairlike, submerged leaves.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

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Virginia leaf still continues to flourish, and to-day it is the great agricultural product of the State.
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