shinleaf

[ shin-leef ]

/ ˈʃɪnˌlif /

noun, plural shin·leaves.

a North American plant, Pyrola elliptica, having leaves used formerly for shinplasters.

any plant of the genus Pyrola.

Nearby words

shining, shining cuckoo, shiningly, shinju, shinkin, shinleaf, shinner, shinnery, shinny, shinola, shinplaster

Origin of shinleaf

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; shin¹ + leaf

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British Dictionary definitions for shinleaf

shinleaf

/ (ˈʃɪnˌliːf) /

noun plural -leaves

the usual US name for wintergreen (def. 3)

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